Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a remote stretch of northern Quebec, scientists have uncovered pieces of Earth's crust that are more than 4 billion years old.

Researchers say they might have discovered the oldest rocks on Earth. The rocks in question are a belt of swirly, stripe-covered rocks found in the northeastern reaches of Canada. These rocks appear ...

Nature Cat, Squeeks, Daisy and Hal are on the hunt to find Squeeks' missing rock. After Hal mistakes Squeeks' favorite rock for a ball, causing the rock to roll away, Nature Cat and the gang are on ...

When geologist Jonathan O'Neil goes walking on some flat, exposed bedrock on the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Quebec, he believes that he may be walking on the world's oldest rocks. "When you ...

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KUNA — Maybe you’ve seen them around town: painted rocks concealed in flower beds, tucked near doors or other hidden places. If you found one, did you smile and keep it, but wonder what it was for?