A remote outcrop in Canada harbors rocks that are at least 4.16 billion years old, researchers report June 26 in Science. If true, these rocks would be the oldest known on Earth and the first to date ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Scientists have detected some of the oldest signs of life on Earth using a new method that recognizes chemical fingerprints of living organisms in ancient rocks, an approach that ...

Scientists from the University of Tokyo have found a secret hidden deep in South Africa’s Bushveld Igneous Complex. Within ...

Researchers say they might have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth. The rocks in question are a belt of swirly, stripe-covered rocks found in the northeastern reaches of Canada. These rocks appear ...

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Canadian bedrock more than 4 billion years old may be the oldest known section of the Earth’s early crust. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and McGill University in Montreal used ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks - plains of streaked gray ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists using an ocean drilling vessel have dug the deepest hole ever in rock from Earth's mantle - penetrating 4,160 feet (1,268 meters) below the Atlantic seabed - and ...

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare. Reading time 2 minutes Due to the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates, our ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Green Bay police responded to multiple calls for service at Lambeau Field Sunday as the heated rivalry between the Green Bay Packers and th Wisconsin DNR State Deer Specialist Jeff ...