A comprehensive examination of the oldest minerals on the planet, microscopic grains of zircon more resistant than diamond, ...

Parts of ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought.

Parts of the ancient Earth may have formed continents and recycled crust through subduction far earlier than previously thought. New research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Mad ...

The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, geologists have been quietly reshaping that picture. One large region in the ...

New research suggests that dark energy isn't needed to explain the acceleration in the expansion of the universe — instead suggesting giant voids in space are creating an illusion. When you purchase ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A University of Derby team says the Atlantic divide may be incomplete. Iceland and the Davis Strait could hold stranded ...

A new study of the chemical components of rocks led by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University provides the clearest evidence yet for how Earth's continents became and remained so stable — ...