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Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...
Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...
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?
The Worcester area has evidence of the Mesoproterozoic Era, going back to the earliest known days of the present-day Earth's ...
Rocks and minerals. Science news. Evidence of deep-sea mining still visible over four decades later. The impact it has had on the life living down there has been more mixed. 26 March 2025. Science ...
Both environments are ideal conditions for life as we know it,” Wiens said. “These minerals are what’s left behind when rock has been in flowing water for eons. Over time, the warm water leaches away ...