Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

The geological intricacies of the Ok Tedi Mine Pit are currently on display at the 2025 Papua New Guinea Resources Week ...

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or ...

When water interacts with geological formations, several processes occur. Groundwater is formed when rainwater seeps through rock and soil to ...

The Hadean Eon is the first period in the geological timescale, spanning from Earth’s formation 4.6 billion years ago and ending around 4.03 billion years ago.

According to the new study, the scientists have named the speedy, dog-sized dinosaur Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae.

But finding geological evidence of the extent of Earth's life (that is, locating rocks that formed with Earth, not on it) is ...

Giant bodies of sand found under the North Sea flip the rules of geology and may reshape how experts approach underground ...