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

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

Earth’s earliest crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, has long been thought to have lacked the complex chemical features ...

Research results showed Earth’s earliest crust – known as the protocrust – that formed during the Hadean eon, would have a ...

The way amino acids are synthesized has changed during the history of Earth. The Hadean eon represents the time from which Earth first formed. The subsequent Archean eon (approximately 3,500 ...

It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in ...

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Continental clues: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet’s history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics. Researchers have made a new ...