Until now, it was widely believed that the inner core was a dense ball of iron floating at the centre of the molten outer ...
Roughly 250 million years ago, traveling from present-day Australia to North America would have been surprisingly simple-a ...
A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have ...
Earth’s innermost layer is a hot, solid ball of metal surrounded by a liquid metal outer core. For decades, planetary scientists suspected that the solid inner core deformed over time as it spun.
Seismic waves suggest the planet's solid inner core is being pulled out of shape – and it has undergone these changes over ...
In a nutshell Scientists have discovered that Earth’s inner core isn’t just changing its rotation speed – it’s actually ...
A new study reveals that the Earth's inner core is undergoing a structural transformation. A new study by USC scientists, ...
Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.
Feb. 10, 2025 — Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core.
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The Earth Institute was established in 1995 to advance our understanding of Earth science and apply that knowledge to decisions made by governments and businesses around the world. A world leader in ...