The discovery of an ancient meteorite impact crater was recently reported in Western Australia. But not everyone is convinced ...

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

The ancient history of Earth has always been hard to read. Most of the planet’s earliest crust has been lost, buried, or ...

The crater in Western Australia was identified as the oldest in the world earlier this year, but new research suggests the ...

A bold claim about Earth’s earliest known meteorite impact has been reevaluated after new evidence emerged from the Pilbara ...

Canadian researchers said they'd found the world's oldest rocks in northern Quebec. The find was controversial. But after more than a decade of hard work, they believe they've really proven it and are ...

That confirms that even they are from the Hadean, and since the original rocks are even older, and the rock formation includes "the oldest rocks preserved on Earth," the study says.