When did plate tectonics on Earth begin? New research finds some of the earliest clues

The colossal movements of tectonic plates shape our world, influencing the composition of Earth’s atmosphere, the planet’s ...
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Australia racing poleward 3.5 billion years ago is the oldest direct evidence of tectonic plate movement

Direct evidence of the movements of tectonic plates has been found in some of the world’s oldest rocks, in the Pilbara Craton ...
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Earth’s oldest meteorite crater found in Australia

It was a respectable tenure, but the world’s oldest known meteorite site is no longer western Australia’s 2.2 billion-year-old, 43-mile-wide Yarrabubba crater. Researchers at Curtin University and the ...
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Building a rock-solid Australia–Vietnam rare earth partnership

China’s export controls have increased pressure to diversify rare earth supply chains, but Australia’s ability to expand domestic processing is constrained by environmental, social and governance ...