Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say.

An international team of researchers' analysis of minerals from the Pilbara region of Western Australia has given new insight ...

Gases collected from boiling mineral springs in Zambia contain the chemical signature of having come directly from the ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Earth’s crust continued a slow process of reworking for billions of years, rather than rapidly slowing its growth some 3 billion years ago, according to a Penn State-led ...

Ancient crystal clues: Zircons from the Pilbara Craton show signs of increasing oxidation and water content between 3.5 and 3.2 billion years ago. Early subduction evidence: Researchers propose that a ...

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. A study ...

They’ve built a new online tool, Paleolatitude.org 3.0, that lets anyone click a place on Earth and see what latitude it ...

Tectonic map of the Earth. The first continental crust on Earth formed more than 3 billion years ago. Likely the first fragments formed by partial melting and re-crystallization of the primordial ...

Map of the Earth showing tectonic plates. Early Earth likely had no plate tectonics, but a solid outer crust with no tectonic activity covered the entire planet. After being broken up by convection ...

Helium-rich gases rising through hot springs could mark the early stages of continental breakup in southern Africa.