A remote outcrop in Canada harbors rocks that are at least 4.16 billion years old, researchers report June 26 in Science. If true, these rocks would be the oldest known on Earth and the first to date ...

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From the lab bench to the field, learning to identify rocks is about more than memorizing names—it’s about reading the story each stone tells. By observing texture, composition, and formation clues, ...