Geologists have made certain assumptions about how the crust making up our planet's earliest surface formed, but a new study ...

Earth's crust today has a surprisingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, or "protocrust," new research ...

New research suggests that Earth's first crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, already carried the chemical traits we ...

A study published in Nature on 2 April reveals that Earth's first crust, formed about 4.5 billion years ago, probably had chemical features remarkably like today’s continental crust. This suggests the ...

A hidden continent existed under Greenland's ice. Scientists found this lost continental fragment. It is called the Davis ...

Scientists have discovered that a portion of the North American craton is slowly dripping into Earth's mantle, challenging ...

A new study has changed what scientists thought they knew about Earth’s early history. Researchers have discovered that the ...

Scientists discovered Earth's first crust had continental chemical signatures. This challenges beliefs about when these ...

This week, researchers reported on nine rivers and lakes in the Americas that defy hydrologic expectations. Geologists report ...