Geology often gets a bad rap as the boring study of rocks and minerals. I’m hear to show you otherwise. Geology is a high-octane window into Earth’s vibrant, often violent history. Every rock tells a ...

Exactly when and how plate tectonics started, however, is a matter of debate. Now, in a study published March 19 in the ...

To author Anjana Khatwa, rocks are “storykeepers of time.” She blends science and spirituality to explore the origin story of our world. The following is an excerpt from The Whispers of Rock: The ...

The story of Earth is the story of change. The 4.5 billion years of this planet’s history saw it transformed from a hellish world of magma oceans and poisonous air to a temperate, habitable home ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely ...

Researchers say they might have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth. The rocks in question are a belt of swirly, stripe-covered rocks found in the northeastern reaches of Canada. These rocks appear ...

In Earth’s early days, more than 4 billion years ago, the surface was a dangerous and unpredictable place. Violent volcanoes, crashing meteorites, and constant tectonic activity repeatedly resurfaced ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks — plains of ...

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare. Reading time 2 minutes Due to the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates, our ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That’s what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in earth sciences and seismology, she gets much of her ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified ...