Various incredible natural phenomena exist across Earth's surface. Rare and unexpected natural wonders occasionally become ...

A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have questions, though.

What is happening in Earth's inner core? Discover the implications of its deformation for seismic activity and navigation.

A new study shows that the inner core changed shape in just a few decades, challenging previous assumptions and revealing ...

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

Last week China announced that it is building the world's largest dam in Tibet - even larger than the Three Gorges Dam, which according to NASA, has slowed the Earth's rotation by 0.06 seconds.

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...