Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name "Hadean" comes from the ...

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

If the new age of these Canadian rocks is solid, they would be the first and only ones known to have survived Earth’s earliest, tumultuous time.

Along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Canada's northeastern province of Quebec, near the Inuit municipality of Inukjuak, ...

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock ...

A rock found in the Australian desert nearly 20 years ago has yielded the oldest-known zircon crystal on the earth. In today's issue of Nature, Simon Wilde of Curtin University in Western ...

NEW YORK — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in Quebec has long been known for its ancient ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN. The Associated Press. June 27, 2025 at 3:20AM. Comment. Gift. Share.

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada.. The Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt has long been known for its ancient rocks ...