Earth’s core is located below the middle layer called the mantle and the outer layer –or crust. It consists of two main parts ...

Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also ...

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. Until now the ...

The surface of Earth's inner core appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

The internet erupted in controversy over Felisa Wolfe-Simon and colleagues’ claim of a microbe thriving on arsenic. Nearly 15 ...

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...

Certain birds that gave rise to today’s ducks and geese found sanctuary in Antarctica during a mass extinction event 66 ...

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The surface of the Earth’s inner core may be changing, as shown by a new study from USC scientists that detected structural ...