The Earth’s crust is disappearing right beneath our feet – and most people don’t even realise it. Now, if you’re a geologist, or got a keen interest in how the Earth is put together, then ...

Early Earth's first crust composition discovery rewrites geological timeline Date: April 3, 2025 Source: Macquarie University Summary: Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the ...

A study published in Nature on 2 April reveals that Earth's first crust, formed about 4.5 billion years ago, probably had chemical features remarkably like today’s continental crust.

Scientists found new evidence that Earth’s crust is peeling underneath the Sierra Nevada in California. The process might be how the continents formed, they say.

A Fragment of Earth’s Original Crust Still Exists—and It’s Buried in Canada Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried.

We know of around 35 cratons lurking beneath our feet. Lithospheric dripping occurs when the underside of Earth's rocky crust is heated to a certain temperature.

A Part of Earth’s Original Crust Still Exists NEMES LASZLO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY - Getty Images "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." ...

Earth These rocks are probably the last remains of Earth's early crust Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements ...

Samples from Hawaii seem to contain material that passed across the boundary between the planet’s core and its mantle, nearly 3,000 kilometres below the surface.