The detection of energy signals from strong winter storms in the North Atlantic Ocean that travel through Earth's core could ...

Scientists believe that Earth’s core is a massive ball of iron. However, a new discovery suggests that the Earth’s core is surrounded by an unexpected ancient structure. A high-resolution map ...

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The Earth's interior is composed of four layers ... in diameter. Although this inner core is white hot, the pressure is so high the iron cannot melt. The iron isn't pure—scientists believe ...

The Earth's internal layers including the mantle, outer core and inner core. New research shows the inner core undergoes structural transformation likely caused by outer core disturbance.

USC researchers identified a six-year cycle of super- and sub-rotation in the Earth's inner core, contradicting previously accepted models that suggested it consistently rotates at a faster rate ...

However, a new study from the University of Copenhagen published in the journal Nature suggests that this style of plate tectonics may be a more recent feature of Earth's geologic history.