Studies of these zircon minerals has given us clues about the Hadean environment, and the formation and evolution of Earth’s oldest crust. The zircons’ chemistry suggests that ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely ...

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

The oldest rocks on Earth are especially helpful for scientists, as they contain Hadean minerals, which are minerals from Earth's first geological eon. This particular eon spans from the formation ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks ...

New York — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada.. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks ...

These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth Samples from a new site place the rocks at approximately 4.16 billion years old, in the earliest period of Earth's history.

This photo provided by researcher Jonathan O'Neil shows an outcropping of about 4.16 billion year old rocks at the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northeastern Canada, with a knife to indicate scale.

These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth Samples from a new site place the rocks at approximately 4.16 billion years old, in the earliest period of Earth's history.

These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth Samples from a new site place the rocks at approximately 4.16 billion years old, in the earliest period of Earth's history.