Instead, parts of the Andes look like they sprung from sudden upward pulses in the crust throughout the Cenozoic era — Earth's current geological period, which began roughly 66 million years ago.

Some of Earth's oldest crust is disintegrating. No cause for alarm, folks. Story by Devika Rao, The Week US • 5mo. S table parts of the Earth's crust may not be as immovable as previously thought.

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

Some areas of continental crust have maintained long-term stability from the beginning of Earth's history, with little destruction by tectonic events or mantle convection, known as cratons.

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.

Some of Earth’s Oldest Crust Is Disintegrating Cratons are believed to be the longest-lived regions of the Earth, but a new study shows how dynamic processes can cause their eventual disintegration.

As per researchers, a redistribution of stress within the Earth’s crust occurs when the plates break apart, thus triggering earthquakes. Regions such as northwest Iran, Iraq, and southeast ...

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The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want to know why ...