To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western ...

The oldest known material on Earth is a tiny bit of zircon crystal that has remained intact for an incredible 4.4 billion years, a study confirms. The ancient remnant of the early Earth may change the ...

To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest ...

Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in western Australia is the oldest known piece of our planet, dating to 4.4 ...

Of all the things that can come out of an Australian sheep ranch, scientists probably weren't expecting to find the oldest positively identified piece of gem on the planet. A tiny zircon crystal found ...

Ever heard this life advice? When solving a big problem seems impossible, break it into smaller steps. Well, scientists just took one of geology's biggest controversies and shrunk it down to atomic ...

The Moon Is Millions of Years Older Than We Thought, Scientists Say : ScienceAlert Zircon crystals are minute rocks formed by extremely high temperatures and strong pressure, and are used on Earth to ...

It might looks like just a pretty fragment of crystal, but this blue substance is scientifically significant because it is the oldest piece of Earth, scientists claim. The tiny piece of zircon crystal ...

It’s a relic that just may be old the Earth itself. Scientists have discovered a piece of the Earth’s crust that dates back roughly 4.4 billion years — only a shade younger than the planet’s known ...

Earth’s crust formed relatively soon after the planet formed 4.4b years ago Washington: To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem. Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown ...