By analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes from the 1960s, researchers from Peking University deduced that the Earth's inner ...

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes, this is a major breakthrough in ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly ...

The discovery of a 3.47-billion-year-old crater in WA's Pilbara region pushes back the age of the earliest-known impact site on Earth by more than one billion years.

The high-speed collision may have played a role in forming continents, reshaping land, and creating conditions necessary for ...

Researchers have discovered the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater, which could significantly redefine our understanding of the origins of life and how our planet was shaped. The team found ...

The North Pole Dome has long been studied as a site that might show the earliest signs of life forming on the planet. The Earth formed an estimated 4.5 billion years ago but there has been little ...

"Given how rare such evidence is due to [Earth's] geological recycling processes ... around an area in the Pilbara region called the North Pole Dome, Kirkland and his colleagues identified ...

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest meteorite impact crater in Western Australia, dating back 3.5 billion years, ...

The find could hold implications for understanding the origin of life here on Earth.

The United States has been at the epicenter of the planet’s most unusually cold conditions early in 2025. The polar vortex is to blame.