Earth Science Ancient Rocks in Canada Are Almost as Old as the Earth Itself Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.

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.

NASA discovers link between Earth’s core and life-sustaining oxygen Date: June 27, 2025 Source: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Summary: For over half a billion years, Earth’s magnetic field ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Although the Earth completes one full rotation in 86,400 seconds on average, that spin fluctuates by a millisecond or two every day. Before ...

Earth’s oldest rocks may be at least 4.16 billion years old An unconventional dating method aims to settle a dispute over the age of some Canadian rocks ...

In this video, I demonstrate how I use a handmade jig to accurately draw a perfect ellipse on plywood. This is one of my favorite tricks for woodworking projects that demand precise and clean ...

The most otherworldly, mysterious forms of lightning on Earth Scientists are working to understand the curious phenomena of red sprites, green ghosts and blue jets high above thunderstorms.

Scientists say they may have finally found evidence of life's hidden rule which helps govern how species spread across the world.

The final image captured by the recently decommissioned Landsat 7 satellite shows how "Sin City" has nearly doubled in size during the iconic spacecraft's 25-year lifespan.

Earth System Science Data (ESSD) is an international, interdisciplinary journal for the publication of articles on original research data (sets), furthering the reuse of high-quality data of ...

A NEW ocean is forming beneath Ethiopia as a “heartbeat”-like pulse deep below the Earth’s surface splits the African continent in two, according to scientists. While a new ocean … ...

Despite being covered in impact craters that could potentially send pieces of the planet into space, we have never found a piece of Mercury. Until, just maybe, now.