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?

Perseverance cracked open a tricky Mars rock to find water-related minerals, then zoomed across the landscape to make its ...

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.

An obscure rock formation on the eastern shore of Canada's Hudson Bay may contain the oldest known rocks on Earth, a new ...

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

Rocks from a coastal town are assisting scientists to develop equipment which could enable astronauts to investigate the ...