Just add (mantle) water: new research cracks the mystery of how the first continents formed

Evidence from the Pilbara region suggests Earth in its youth behaved very differently to how it does today, and had more water within it than previously thought.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/just-add-mantle-water-new-research-cracks-the-mystery-of-how-the-first-continents-formed-156845?source=Snapzu