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

Geologists have long debated whether a stony formation in Canada contains the world’s oldest rocks – new measurements make a ...

A study reveals that the oldest continental crust on Earth is slowly being broken up by shifting tectonic forces.

A river’s shift 89,000 years ago may have added up to 160 feet to Everest’s height through erosion and crust rebound, linking river dynamics to mountain formation in the Himalayas.

Mount Everest is 15-50m taller than it would otherwise be because a river is eroding rock and soil at its base, helping push it upwards, ... Similarly, when the crust becomes lighter ...

As the river system eroded rock, “the surrounding peaks were actually rising due to the elastic rebound of the Earth’s crust,” he added. “It’s like the landscape was doing the limbo ...

Scientists already knew that most of the gold on the planet - more than 99.95 percent, according to Messling - lies hidden in ...

The crust buckled and crumpled on a gargantuan scale, ... And there is nothing better at creating that imbalance than a rock-eating river. In Everest’s shadow lies the Arun River.