Learn about how volcanoes are formed and the ways they erupt Chiara Maria Petrone, Roberto Scandone, and Alex Whittaker On February 20, 1943, Dionisio Pulido and his family were working in their ...

“The age agreement between both extant and extinct radiogenic systems, in rocks related through igneous fractionation, is compelling evidence for preservation of Hadean rocks in the Nuvvuagittuq ...

While the 4-billion-year-old rocks of the Acasta gneiss in the northwest of Canada were slightly older, having just barely formed at the end of the Hadean, they were still not old enough.

Other interesting information Igneous rocks are found all around the world, and based on where different rocks are found and the plate tectonic settings in those places, we have observed that rocks ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of ...

Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...

In 2008, Canadian researchers said they'd found the world's oldest rocks in northern Quebec. The find was controversial. But after more than a decade of hard work, they believe they've really ...

New simulations reveal that an ancient ocean of magma located above the Earth's core continues to shape the planet's ...

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

Saturn’s rings are a captivating cosmic spectacle that has long fascinated astronomers and stargazers alike. These magnificent rings, composed mostly of ice and rock particles, surround the gas giant ...