A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than scientists thought.

The next layer is the mantle, which makes up most of Earth's volume and is composed of dense, semi-solid rock. Then there is the outer core, made of liquid metal, and the inner core, a solid ball of ...

The core's structure mirrors that of Earth's, with a fluid outer layer and solid inner core, which has substantial implications for understanding Moon's history and the evolution of the Solar System.

Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core. It's believed to play an important role in maintaining the planet’s ...

Image: Argonne National Laboratory / Flickr / CC 2.0 By analyzing decades of seismic data, researchers from the University of Southern California have discovered that the surface of the inner core ...

Scientists no longer need to rely on theoretical models to study the solar core. Neutrinos, emitting from nuclear fusions, ...

In particular, they prevent heat from escaping from the core to the mantle evenly, which in turn contributes to the convection within the outer core, which drives the geomagnetic field on which we ...

Radioisotope thermoelectric generators do not rely on chemical reactions like the batteries in your phone. Instead, they rely on the radioactive decay of elements to produce heat and eventually ...

Silent travel is an ancient tradition. It’s also an exploding trend. What is it like to live a life that’s intentionally ...

A major scientific breakthrough has settled a decades-old debate about the moon’s interior. Researchers have confirmed that ...