3.3 billion-year-old crystals reveal a shockingly active early Earth

ScienceDaily
Dec 4, 2025, 9:40 am69 pts
Fresh evidence suggests early Earth wasn’t locked under a rigid stagnant lid but was already experiencing intense subduction. Ancient melt inclusions and advanced simulations point to continents forming far earlier than expected. The findings overturn long-held assumptions about the planet’s infancy and…

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