Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical ...

Zealandia is a geological outlier. It is by far the largest submerged continent and also the smallest recognized continent ...

The first samples returned from the far side of the Moon suggest it's 10-100 times drier than the side nearer Earth.

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

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

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

The University of Wollongong’s (UOW) Early Start Discovery Space recently held a limited capacity, after-hours event for children on the autism spectrum or with sensory sensitivities in acknowledgment ...

Earth’s earliest crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, has long been thought to have lacked the complex chemical features associated with continental crust. However, a recent study published in ...

Seeking justice reform, the family of incarcerated rapper Fetty Wap has launched a public campaign advocating for his early release from federal prison, where he is currently serving a six-year ...

An international team has identified a novel mechanism: "drops" of rock detaching from Earth's crust and plunging into the mantle. This discovery sheds light on continent dynamics over vast timescales ...

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