Rocks from the Hadean Eon, the first period in the geological timescale, have been dated in Québec. These are some of the ...

Lithium and other critical minerals are in often-overlooked water sources like geothermal brines and oilfield produced water.

Scientists agreed the rocky outcrops in a remote part of Quebec, Canada, were ancient. But were they really Earth’s oldest?

Ancient oceans with phosphorus-rich waters may have supported some of Earth’s earliest microbial life, according to a new ...

Researchers have published a study that outlines the discovery of three new types of minerals never before catalogued on ...

A rock on Mars spilled a surprising yellow treasure after Curiosity accidentally cracked through its unremarkable exterior.

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim ...

Rocks older than 4.03 billion years could shed light on Earth's earliest geological history, but they're incredibly rare.