Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.

An Index fossil is any animal or plant preserved in the rock record of the Earth that is characteristic of a particular span of geologic time or environment. We will look at a few index fossils and ...

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

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

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs about how our continents formed and when plate tectonics began.

Scientists use martite crystals to date Earth's missing rock record, revealing parts of the Great Unconformity formed 1.4 billion years ago—rewriting geology.