Science
The floor is lava: after 1.5 billion years in flux, here’s how a new, stronger crust set the stage for life on Earth – The Conversation AU
In what could be described as a rather difficult adolescence, Earth earliest continents remained in flux — disappearing and reappeared over 1.5 billion years before…
Our planet is unique in the Solar system. Its the only one with active plate tectonics, ocean basins, continents and, as far as we know, life. But Earth in its current form is 4.5 billion years in the making; its starkly different to what it was in a much earlier era.
Details about how, when and why the planets early history unfolded as it did have largely eluded scientists, mainly because of the sparsity of preserved rocks from this geological period.
Our research, published today in Nature,…
-
General15 hours agoAustralian celebrity chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies aged 89
-
Noosa News17 hours agoWoman left with significant arm injuries in lion attack at Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland
-
Business21 hours agoThese ASX 200 shares could rise 55% to 65%
-
Noosa News22 hours agoBarn-owl project reducing farmers’ reliance on poison to manage rats and mice