Atmos reports on the significance of understanding rocks to address climate issues.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified ...

Earth planning date: Wednesday, March 5, 2025. The Martian landscape never ceases to amaze me, there is so much variation in texture and color! As a mineralogist, I marvel at them, but my colleagues ...

A remote outcrop in Canada harbors rocks that are at least 4.16 billion years old, researchers report June 26 in Science. If true, these rocks would be the oldest known on Earth and the first to date ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Gather your supplies! In this episode we will use everyday materials to create a model of the rock cycle and explore the three different categories of rock. Sedimentary rocks are ...

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 ...

Two test methods put the rocks at 4.16 billion years old The volcanic rocks date to primordial Earth's Hadean eon Rocks are surviving fragments of Earth's oldest crust June 26 (Reuters) - Along the ...

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 ...