Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the "clocks" geologists use to date events can also be misread.

Australian microbe research is helping improve our understanding of the potential for life in extreme environments, offering ...

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.

The oldest terrestrial materials ever dated by scientists are extremely rare zircon minerals that were discovered in western ...

Key pointsMicrobialites are rock-like structures among the earliest signs of life on Earth. New research improves understanding of how early life may ...

Key points Microbialites are rock-like structures among the earliest signs of life on Earth. New research improves understanding of how early life may ...

Ancient oceans with phosphorus-rich waters may have supported some of Earth’s earliest microbial life, according to a new ...

Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...

Canadian scientists found the oldest known rocks on Earth - dating back 4.16 billion years - shedding light on our planet’s ...

Discover how scientists found and dated the oldest rocks on the planet, and why studying them can help explain how life on ...