* Astronomy

Research shows ancient rock under Haiti came from 1,000+ miles away

Lava on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola indicates deep rock is 1 billion years older than previously thought

Earthquakes and volcanoes are known for their ability to transform Earth's surface, but new research in the Caribbean has found they can also move ancient Earth rock foundations more than 1,000 miles.
Two University of Florida geologists are part of a team that found lavas on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola - home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic - that suggest the area is underlain by rocks almost a billion years older than previously believed. Until now geologists thought Hispaniola was relatively young from a geological perspective and rocks there should be no older than the Jurassic period, around 150 million to 160 million years ago.
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