Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

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

Earth’s earliest crust, formed over 4.5 billion years ago, has long been thought to have lacked the complex chemical features ...

Research results showed Earth’s earliest crust – known as the protocrust – that formed during the Hadean eon, would have a ...

Scientists have long thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see ...

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It’s long been thought that tectonic plates needed to dive beneath each other to create the chemical fingerprint we see in ...

The team's calculations showed the protocrust -- Earth's earliest crust formed during the Hadean eon (4.5-4.0 billion years ago) -- would naturally develop the same chemical signatures found in ...

Our results showed Earth’s earliest crust – known as the protocrust – that formed during the Hadean eon, would have a chemical composition identical to that of the modern average continental ...