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Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...
Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...
A rock core was extracted by a team of researchers from a depth of 15 meters belowground, ensuring that the sample had ...
Microbes have been discovered alive inside 2-billion-year-old rock, offering a rare window into Earth’s deep past. Found in ...
A new study details the findings of two meteorites that likely originated from Mercury and might provide clues about its ...
Geologists from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how Earth's early continents ...
Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...
Epic Guide to Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming including things to do, history, camping, nearby lodging, and mo ...
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.