"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Scientists know that the world’s continents emerged during the Archean eon, which stretched from about 4 ...

Formed millions to billions of years ago, diamonds can shine light into the darkest and oldest parts of the Earth's mantle. The analysis of ancient, superdeep diamonds dug up from mines in Brazil and ...

Ancient Australian rocks suggest Earth’s continents formed later than expected and share a common origin with the Moon.

The 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 ...

An illustration depicting the formation of TTGs in a two-stage mantle plume-sagduction model. Geologists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a breakthrough in understanding how the ...

The 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 ...

Researchers have discovered a hidden continent on Earth, but it's not Atlantis. They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean region's complex geology, which rises with mountain ...

Several exoplanets at the edge of our galaxy could have formed continents — and advanced life — 5 billion years earlier than Earth, new research suggests. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Researchers have discovered Earth's hidden eighth continent, but it's not Atlantis. They found it while reconstructing the evolution of Mediterranean region's complex geology, which rises with ...

Geologist Dan Murray points at a section of the rock-lined shore edge below Beavertail lighthouse in Jamestown, R.I. JAMESTOWN, R.I. -- For years, scientists have come to a flat, tail-shaped patch of ...

In the earliest levels of school, we are taught about Earth's seven continents, but a growing body of evidence has geologists reconsidering this long-held belief. They argue that there are actually ...