Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

Scientists discovered Earth's first crust had continental chemical signatures. This challenges beliefs about when these ...

A recent study challenges previous geological assumptions, revealing that Earth's initial protocrust closely resembled the ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, ...

Geologists have made certain assumptions about how the crust making up our planet's earliest surface formed, but a new study ...

Earth’s crust discovery unveils surprising findings. The post Earth’s Crust Discovery Unveils Surprising Findings appeared ...

The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...

Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see ...