Science · 2026-11-11

Ancient rocks reveal when Earth's tectonic engine 'switched on'

Scientists have identified a major turning point in Earth's geological history, when the processes shaping the planet's crust changed dramatically and began to resemble the plate tectonics we see today—about 2.5 billion years ago.

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