Scientists know that the world’s continents emerged during the Archean eon, which stretched from about 4 to 2.5 billion years ago. But how they formed is a tougher question.; A new study from ...

Geologists well understand how the roots of ancient continents could have formed, likely from large mantle plumes that developed billions of years ago when Earth’s interior would have been much hotter ...

If Earth's first continents formed by subduction, that meant that continents started moving between 3.6 to 4 billion years ago -- as little as 500 million years into the planet's existence.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Scientists know that the world’s continents emerged during the Archean eon, which stretched from ...

If Earth’s first continents formed by subduction, that meant that continents started moving between 3.6 to 4 billion years ago — as little as 500 million years into the planet’s existence.

Geologists and planetary scientists are rethinking how Earth's continents may have formed after discovering that the leading theory may not be possible after all.

Earth's continents were formed when our planet was bombarded with giant meteorites around 3.5 billion years ago, a new study has found. Researchers from Curtin University in Perth, ...

The formation of Earth’s continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists disagree over how those land masses formed and if it was through geological processes we ...

The formation of Earth's continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists disagree over how those land masses formed and if it was through geological processes we ...