We have discovered the oldest meteorite impact crater on Earth, in the very heart of the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The discovery bolsters the theory that meteorite impacts played an important role in Earth's early geological history ...

The impact crater could be linked to the origins of life on Earth. The discovery of a massive crater formed by the impact of a meteorite more than three billion years ago is changing the way ...

Scientists have found the oldest impact crater on Earth – and it changes our understanding of our planet and the origins of life. The meteorite that left the crater fell to Earth 3.5 billion ...

The reign of T. rex and Co. ended around a measly 66 million years ago, but geologists just discovered that what is now considered the oldest impact crater on Earth is nearly 3.5 billion years old.

The discovery of the world's oldest known meteorite impact crater in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, dates back 3.5 billion years, significantly older than the previous record of 2.2 ...

Geologists have discovered the world's oldest known impact crater; it sits in the heart of Western Australia's ancient Pilbara region. An analysis of rock layers in the region suggests a crater at ...