The gold standard for determining the age of ancient rocks is measuring the radioactive decay of isotopes of uranium into lead in minerals known as zircons. But not all rocks contain zircons, so ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest? New research suggests they are.

Very little is definitive when dealing with rocks and minerals that have complex geological histories spanning more than 4 billion years, according to Jesse Reimink, the Rudy L. Slingerland Early ...

Yooperlites are a variety of sodalite-rich syenite found in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

An obscure rock formation on the eastern shore of Canada's Hudson Bay may contain the oldest known rocks on Earth, a new ...

"Its occurrence is like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice – indicating either an unexpected local environment or ...

They're in the headlines every week—critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and the rare earth elements ...

We're always learning more about our planet. From figuring out where life on Earth originated to exactly what lies beneath ...

Meat Or Mineral? Travel Creator's Pork Belly Rock Haul Goes Viral The hyper-realistic pork belly rocks were skillfully carved to highlight the layers - skin, fat and meat.

A tiny grain from asteroid Ryugu has revealed djerfisherite, a mineral that normally forms in scorching, oxygen-poor settings ...

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