This makes the Acasta Gneiss the oldest rock with a verified age and an important clue to understanding how Earth’s early crust was formed. Greenland’s Isua Greenstone Belt contains rocks that ...

ABSTRACT: The study area encompasses the Odienné and Touba sectors in northwestern Côte d’Ivoire. It is located in the Archean-Paleoproterozoic Transition Zone (APTZ), the major structure of which, ...

ABSTRACT: With the aim to contribute to the search for the source of placer gold, the Les Saras sector, located in the south-western part of the Republic of the Congo in the Mayombe chain, has been ...

A new study suggests a massive meteorite impact 3.26 billion years ago, far larger than the dinosaur killer, may have acted as a "giant fertilizer bomb" on early Earth. This impact, releasing ...

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment is pleased to launch a new article type — Ask an Expert — that offers the public an opportunity to have their burning questions about Earth science answered.

The primary issue with the RNA World hypothesis has been recreating how RNA could have formed and replicated under early Earth conditions that are vastly different from the Earth of today.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Contrary to conspiracy theories, the Earth’s core isn’t hollow ...

Could missions to space bring samples directly from these asteroids? How much of Earth’s early chemistry came from destroyed meteoroids we never saw? As space science advances, answers to these ...

Earth's largest gold reserves are not kept inside Fort Knox, the United States Bullion Depository. In fact, they are hidden much deeper in the ground than one would expect. More than 99.999% of ...