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Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s earliest history.

Stanford study shows ocean biomass has risen over 540 million years, linking biodiversity to long-term ecosystem health.

But researchers disagree on exactly how old they are. Work from two decades ago suggested the rocks could be 4.3 billion years old, placing them in the earliest period of Earth’s history.

Samples from a new site place the rocks at approximately 4.16 billion years old, in the earliest period of Earth's history.