T he formation of Earth's continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists disagree over how those land masses formed and if it was through geological processes we ...

"The geodynamic setting leading to the formation of Earth's first continents remains debated," David Hernández Uribe, an assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, wrote in the paper.

A group of researchers from across the world has found that a steady, rhythmic pulse deep beneath Ethiopia’s Afar region, ...

Despite the importance of Earth's continents, the huge pieces of the planet's crust that divide its oceans, very little is known. Subscribe. Sign In | Subscribe Ad-Free. A Leading Theory of Continent ...

The formation of the Earth’s continents occurred during a fiery afterbirth known as the Archean Eon, which stretched from 4 billion to 2.5 billion years ago.

Geologists and planetary scientists are rethinking how Earth's continents may have formed after discovering that the leading theory may not be possible after all.

Formation of Earth’s continental crust went through cycles, with periods of increased crust production roughly every 200 million years, the GSA notes, ...

A team of researchers from Curtin University in Australia found that Earth's continents may have formed at the sites of meteorite impacts, which were much more common in the early history of the ...