A discovery that rewrites early Earth history In a study published in Nature, scientists revealed that Earth’s first crust, called the “protocrust,” likely carried the same chemical traits ...

The discovery gives scientists a rare chance to study how Earth’s first crust might have formed directly from the mantle. That’s different from younger crust, which usually forms from the ...

By rethinking how MVEs were distributed in the early solar system, scientists can refine models of planetary formation and better understand why Earth evolved into a habitable world.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by 800 million years.

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...