The Acasta Gneiss is known as one of the oldest rocks on the Earth, estimated to be about 4 billion years old, located in the ...

The story of Earth's origins lies hidden in ancient stones, forged in a time of intense formation and volcanic activity. Recently, a groundbreaking discovery in northern Quebec has shed new light on ...

The site of the oldest rocks on Earth, about 18 miles from Inukjuak, in Nunavik, Canada. Gray rocks uncovered in northern Nunavik, Quebec, Canada may be the ultimate primordial find. The stones date ...

Earth formed about 4.6 billion years ago, during the geological eon known as the Hadean. The name “Hadean” comes from the Greek god of the underworld, reflecting the extreme heat that likely ...

A lot of the rocks we have on Earth are pretty old, but none of them were around when our planet was first formed. The Earth itself is around 4.5 billion years old, and the oldest rocks we’ve ever ...

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 — plains of streaked gray ...

Researchers say they might have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth. The rocks in question are a belt of swirly, stripe-covered rocks found in the northeastern reaches of Canada. These rocks appear ...

A rocky outcrop in a remote corner of northern Quebec appears serene in its eerie isolation on the eastern shore of Canada’s Hudson Bay. But over the past two decades, this exposed remnant of ancient ...

Scientists believe that they have identified the oldest rocks on the planet, and that they could unlock an unknown chapter of ...

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 — plains of ...

Ancient rocks in South Africa and Eswatini act like a geological time machine, revealing oceans, volcanoes and microbial life ...