Two different testing methods found that rocks from an area called the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt in northern Quebec date ...

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim ...

Researchers revisited a crescent-shaped, mammoth tusk artifact discovered in Poland and estimated it’s around 40,000 years ...

Scientists thought this crater in Australia was the world’s oldest – but an independent analysis shows they might be off by ...

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

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

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.

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.

Searching for Earth’s Oldest Rocks: ... If you pick a spot on one of these rocks, the layer directly ... “Researchers from all over the world have thought about these rocks and have amazing ...