Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

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

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, resides a belt of volcanic rock that displays a blend of dark and light ...

Discover the stunning 12,500-year-old rock art of Colombia's Amazon rainforest in our latest video, "12,500-Year-Old Rock Art: A Glimpse into Prehistoric Amazon." This ancient artwork reveals a ...

For the first time, an international team of scientists recovered a long section of rocks that originated in the Earth’s mantle.This layer just below the crust is the largest part of the planet ...

A huge, record-breaking set of rocks from deep inside the Earth could reveal how our planet formed, scientists say.. They are the first long section of rocks that come from the Earth’s mantle ...

The oldest evidence of Earth's ancient atmosphere may be lurking in rocks from the moon, a new study suggests.. That's the takeaway from a new analysis of moon rocks that Apollo astronauts brought ...

They get rid of weak space rocks long before those rocks ever hit the ground. “We’ve long suspected weak, carbonaceous material doesn’t survive atmospheric entry,” said Dr. Devillepoix.