World's Oldest
Ancient Crystals Have Revealed the Oldest Meteorite Crater on Earth
The Yarrabubba impact structure in Australia dates back some 2.2 billion years, 200 million years older than any other known crater.
The Oldest Material Discovered on Earth Is 7-Billion-Year-Old Literal Stardust
The Murchison meteorite, which impacted Australia decades ago, contains astral dust that predates the birth of the Sun.
The Oldest Forest in the World Has Been Discovered in a New York Quarry
The fossilized roots, which date 386 million years, shed light on Earth’s first forests and the enormous effect they had on global climate and ecology.
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