after 1.5 billion years in flux, here's how a new, stronger crust set the stage for life on Earth
- Written by Fabio A Capitanio, Lecturer in Geophysics, Monash University
ShutterstockOur planet is unique in the Solar system. It’s the only one with active plate tectonics, ocean basins, continents and, as far as we know, life. But Earth in its current form is 4.5 billion years in the making; it’s starkly different to what it was in a much earlier era.
Details about how, when and why the planet’s...





