The Earth's inner core, long considered a solid and stable sphere, may be quite different. A recent study suggests that its ...

The surprise discovery of earth’s core composition may debunk previous assumptions on the solidity of the planet.

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

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

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

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

A new, detailed probe of Earth's heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn't just change in rotation speed – it also appears to change in shape, with subtle variations appearing in the way ...

A new study has found evidence that the Earth's inner core may have changed shape. Far from taking place over geological ...

Over four gruelling nights, he faced numerous setbacks, including storage issues, battery failures, and timer malfunctions.

Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.