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The oldest rocks on Earth are more than 4 billion years old
Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...
The oldest rocks on Earth are more than four billion years old
Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...
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Unveiling Earth’s Ancient Guardians in 2 Billion-Year-Old Rock!
A rock core was extracted by a team of researchers from a depth of 15 meters belowground, ensuring that the sample had ...
Oldest living microbes discovered within a 2-billion-year-old rock
Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...
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Scientists Investigate Meteorite — Suspect It May Be the First Pieces Ever Broken From Mercury
A new study details the findings of two meteorites that likely originated from Mercury and might provide clues about its ...
Geologists suggest early continents formed through mantle plumes, not plate collisions
Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...
A Fragment of Earth’s Original Crust Still Exists—and It’s Buried in Canada
Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...
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Devils Tower National Monument - Wyoming
Epic Guide to Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming including things to do, history, camping, nearby lodging, and mo ...
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These dazzling rock formations stand where dinosaurs once roamed
Rock formations called “hoodoos” fill the Bisti De-Na-Zin Wilderness in northern New Mexico. The desert area is rich with fossils from dinosaurs and animals that lived here in ancient times.