Ancient crystals reveal that Earth began recycling its crust and forming continents billions of years earlier than scientists ...

A new study reveals Earth's essential features formed within its first 100 million years, challenging long-held theories.

A high-precision time measurement system based on the radioactive decay of manganese-53 was used to determine the precise age ...

The solid inner core at the center of the Earth, surrounded by the outer core, mantle and crust. Here’s why: While it is well known that a material must be at or below its freezing temperature to be ...

Learn how fragments from asteroid Ryugu provide evidence of water flowing within asteroids formed in the early Solar System.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New model suggests an ocean of magma formed within the first few hundred million years of Earth's ...

Dinosaurs had such an immense impact on Earth that their sudden extinction led to wide-scale changes in landscapes—including ...

A team of researchers, including those at the University of Tokyo, discovered that liquid water once flowed on the asteroid ...