New research is reshaping how scientists understand the earliest days of Earth’s formation—suggesting that the deep interior ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

Illustration of a stage in the formation of the Earth-moon system. The Earth had recently formed (4,600 million years ago) when it was struck by a large protoplanet, sometimes dubbed Theia, roughly ...

New research led by a York University professor sheds light on the earliest days of Earth's formation and potentially calls ...

We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

Scientists believe that when the Earth was formed, a day was around only six hours long. This has gradually increased to the 24 hours we know today, but it’s still increasing! Unfortunately ...

While previous studies say volcanic or atmospheric lightning may have triggered chemical reactions that created organic ...

The chemical element sulfur is essential for all lifeforms and is a building block of proteins and amino acids. By studying ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed.