3.5 billion-year-old crater created by meteorite impact found in Australia, scientists say
The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than 3.5 billion years ago is changing the way scientists view the history of Earth
Huge Impact Crater in Australia Breaks Record for World’s Oldest by Over a Billion Years
A rocky stretch in Western Australia's Pilbara, near Earth's earliest-confirmed lifeforms, was hit by a meteorite about 3.5 billion years ago.
'This is by far the oldest': Scientists discover 3.47 billion-year-old meteorite impact crater in Australian outback
Researchers say they have found "unequivocal evidence" that a meteorite smashed into Earth 3.47 billion years ago, potentially affecting plate tectonics and creating conditions for life.
Earth’s Oldest Impact Crater Discovered in Australia
Scientists with a new theory about how Earth’s early continents formed predicted where a superold impact crater should be—then found it
Earth’s Oldest Meteorite Crater Dating Back 3.47 Billion Years Found in Australia’s outback
A Curtin University group has identified what may be Earth’s oldest meteorite strike in a remote part of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, near the North Pole Dome. Evidence in local rock indicates the collision happened around 3.
Earth's oldest impact crater was just found in Australia—exactly where geologists hoped it would be
We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The crater formed more than 3.5 billion years ago, making it the oldest known by more than a billion years.
2.75 Billion-Year-Old Rocks Rewrite the Story of Earth’s Early Life
A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...
Americans borrowed $74 billion last year to cover their health care costs
Health care is so expensive that 31 million U.S. adults, or 12%, had to borrow a total of $74 billion last year to obtain ...
Spotify says it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024
Nearly 1,500 artists earned over $1 million in royalties from Spotify last year, the Swedish streaming giant said. Spotify said its yearly payout to the music industry had risen 10 times from $1 ...
Spotify Paid Over $4.5 Billion to Music Publishers Over the Last Two Years, So Why Are Songwriters Struggling?
Spotify announced earlier this year that it paid out a record $10 billion-plus to the music industry in 2024, bringing its ...
CERAWEEK NextEra considering doubling $20 billion investment in Texas in next few years, executive says
Major U.S. power company NextEra Energy is considering doubling its $20 billion investment in Texas in the next few years, an ...
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A Billion-Year-Old Life-Giving Mystery
On this week's episode of The Debrief Weekly Report, Kenna and Stephanie spelunk into a billion-year-old crater and discuss new theories regarding life on Earth. They then plow a quick news story ...
Volcanic activity billions of years ago set the stage for Earth's oxygen-rich atmosphere, research suggests
It is widely believed that Earth's atmosphere has been rich in oxygen for about 2.5 billion years due to a relatively rapid ...
OpenAI to pay CoreWeave $11.9 billion over five years for AI data centers, services
Ahead of CoreWeave’s upcoming IPO, the provider of data centers for AI has signed a five-year deal with OpenAI worth almost ...