Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Since their formation billions of years ago, the oldest parts of Earth's continental rocks have generated natural hydrogen in ...

The origins of plate tectonics on Earth are hotly debated, but evidence from Australia now shows that parts of the crust ...

More information: Natural hydrogen resource accumulation in the continental crust, Nature Reviews Earth & Environment (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s43017-025-00670-1 ...

Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, has always been abundant in Earth's crust, but elemental diatomic ...

A Part of Earth’s Original Crust Still Exists NEMES LASZLO/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY - Getty Images "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." ...

Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, and as the eons passed, the crust of the young planet experienced turbulence. Asteroid collisions shattered some parts, which melted and recrystallized, while ...