New research from HKU geologists suggests that Earth's first continents were born not from plate tectonics, but from deep ...

Researchers used zircons and AI to reconstruct Earth's ancient crust, revealing possible tectonic processes from the planet's ...

New research has dramatically reshaped our understanding of Earth’s early geological history, overturning traditional beliefs ...

A tectonic clash in Tibet formed giant copper deposits, revealing how recycled crust can power clean energy and reshape ...

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by 800 million years.

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

The Cambrian Explosion is a landmark moment in the history of life on Earth when many of the major groups of animals first ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

Colossal volcanic eruptions like the kind that may have obliterated the dinosaurs more than 65 million years ago are caused ...

Normally, younger rocks are deposited above older ones, forming predictable geologic layers. In the North Sea, this process ...

“Ancient DNA has produced a revolution in our understanding of recent human origins,” said Daniel Green, field program ...