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

Studies of these zircon minerals has given us clues about the Hadean environment, and the formation and evolution of Earth’s ...

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

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.

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 found the oldest known rocks on Earth. They are 4.28 billion years old, making them 250 million years more ancient than any previously discovered rocks.

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

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 – 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 ...