Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be ...

A 4.4-billion-year-old zircon crystal discovered in Australia may be the oldest surviving piece of Earth.

Over 4.6 billion years ago, Earth took shape from a spinning cloud of dust and gas surrounding the young sun. Tiny particles ...

New Curtin-led research has revealed that water played a far bigger role than previously thought in shaping Earth's first ...

A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical ...