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A new study updates the age of Earth's oldest known meteorite impact crater, the North Pole Dome crater, which scientists ...

In the Pilbara of Western Australia, some of Earth's oldest rocks lie beneath the sky, as they have for billions of years.

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A layer only a few to a few dozen kilometers thick may be draped across the boundary between Earth’s core and mantle, and researchers say it likely consists of ancient ocean floor pushed deep ...

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Researchers have dated the North Pole Dome impact structure, confirming it as Earth's oldest known impact crater.

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Ever been late because you misread a clock? Sometimes, the “clocks” geologists use to date events can also be misread. Unravelling Earth’s 4.5-billion-year history with rocks is tricky business. Case ...