One thing geology teaches us about is the existence of another monumental event in the history of Earth, 2.4 billion years ...

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

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

The planet Earth thawed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. The Moon was created when a Mars-sized object crashed. If there ...

In a new paper published in Nature today, colleagues and I reveal secrets of Earth’s crust 4.5 billion years ago. In the process, we also provide a new way to approach one of the biggest ...

Bacteria used oxygen far earlier than expected, reshaping views on early life, evolution, and photosynthesis origins.