The colossal movements of tectonic plates shape our world, influencing the composition of Earth’s atmosphere, the planet’s ...

Christian Sole, Hanika Rizo and Jonathan O'Neil, three co-authors of the new paper, stand on the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec. Their study provides new evidence that it contains the ...

A remote outcrop in Canada harbors rocks that are at least 4.16 billion years old, researchers report June 26 in Science. If true, these rocks would be the oldest known on Earth and the first to date ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While rocks are not exactly living things, they are not immune to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Jun 27, 2025, 08:03am EDT Jun 28, 2025, 10:01am EDT Iron-rich ...

In a windswept stretch of northern Quebec, where the Arctic wind kisses the shores of Hudson Bay, and the summer sun barely crests the horizon, scientists believe they’ve uncovered pieces of Earth ...

A rocky outcrop in a remote corner of northern Quebec appears serene in its eerie isolation on the eastern shore of Canada’s Hudson Bay. But over the past two decades, this exposed remnant of ancient ...

Researchers say they might have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth. The rocks in question are a belt of swirly, stripe-covered rocks found in the northeastern reaches of Canada. These rocks appear ...

Hanika Rizo receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Jonathan O’Neil receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council ...

How can we measure time more than 500 million years into the past? A study recently published in Nature Communications by ...