Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

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 — plains of streaked gray ...

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

Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, ...

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

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

Scientists unlock secrets of oldest rocks on Earth The rocks are even older than originally thought ...

Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

New research suggests a group of rocks found in northeastern Canada might just be the oldest rocks on Earth.

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 ...

Scientists discover potentially oldest rocks on Earth in Canada's Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt, sparking debate over their ...