What might be the oldest living thing on Earth lives on the side of a highway in Utah, and many people drive right through it without even noticing. It looks like a forest of aspen trees but is ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes ...

In summer 2024, our scientists went to northern Canada to collect some of the oldest rocks on Earth. Now back at the museum, research geologist Michael Ackerson and postdoctoral research fellow Wriju ...

The Babylonian oldest map solved revealing ancient beliefs about Mesopotamia and mysterious lands beyond the known world.

Overview and history of investigation of early earth rocks / Brian Windley -- The distribution of Paleoarchean crust / Kent Condie -- The formation of the earth and moon / Stuart Ross Taylor -- Early ...

Why it's incredible: The forest preserves some of the oldest trees in the world. The Cairo Fossil Forest is a unique collection of 385 million-year-old trees preserved in an abandoned quarry in ...

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