Earth’s Geological Record Is Missing 1 Billion Years. Scientists Just Found Out Where They Went.

In some parts of the world, more than a billion years of geologic history is missing. Now a team of scientists think they ...

Multifractal patterns across deep time: What measurement density reveals about Earth's history

Much of our understanding of Earth's past is derived from stratigraphic records exposed in rock outcrops or recovered from drilled cores. These records span immense time intervals, from thousands to ...
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Earth Is Missing a Billion Years of History. We Finally Know Why

A layer of rock just 520 million years old sat directly on top of ancient rock dating back 1.4 to 1.8 billion years.

Ancient zircon crystals provide a window into early Earth history

There are many open questions about how our planet formed 4.55 billion years ago: When did plate tectonics start? When did the Earth's mantle begin to vigorously circulate in a process called ...
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World’s oldest meteorite crater discovered, reshaping Earth’s history

A massive meteorite strike 3.5 billion years ago left behind the world’s oldest known impact crater, challenging previous ...