Three billion years ago, Earth's life relied on a rare metal

A collaborative team of scientists has discovered that life on Earth over three billion years ago relied on the metal ...

Earth's first continents may trace back to subduction 3.5 billion years ago

An international team of researchers' analysis of minerals from the Pilbara region of Western Australia has given new insight ...
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Our ancient continents were built from sun-baked ocean leftovers, proving Earth was recycling long before it was cool

New isotopic evidence is rewriting the story of Earth's first continents. Imagine the planet nearly 3.8 billion years ago: a ...
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Australia Racing Poleward 3.5 Billion Years Ago Is The Oldest Direct Evidence Of Tectonic Plate Movement

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

UWA research offers insight into how early continents formed billions of years ago

UWA researchers have helped to unearth more about how ancient continents formed on Earth 3.5 billion years ago.
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The origin of life on Earth: From basic chemicals to complex organisms

Explore the history of life on Earth, from 3.5-billion-year-old fossils to the vast diversity of species on our planet today.

Early Life on Earth Relied on a Rare Metal

NASA-funded scientists have discovered that life on Earth over 3 billion years ago relied on the metal molybdenum, which was ...