The Earth's layers arranged like a Russian nesting doll in outer space. The Earth's layers arranged like a Russian nesting doll in outer space Scientists recently discovered that Earth's inner core, ...

Earth’s core, the deepest part of our planet, is characterized by extremely high pressure and temperature. It is composed of a liquid outer core and solid inner core. The inner core is formed and ...

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The iron-rich core at the centre of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth’s evolution. The core not only powers the ...

Deep beneath the Earth's surface, the inner core has long been thought of as a solid sphere, steadily growing as the outer core cools and crystallizes. However, a new study suggests that the inner ...

Scientists used seismic data discovered Earth's inner core displays a variety of textures that it acquired will it formed from within the fluid outer core. The data set was generated over the past 27 ...

A quirky material that behaves like a mishmash of liquid and solid could be hidden deep in the Earth. Computer simulations described in two studies suggest that the material in Earth’s inner core, ...

Life on Earth became possible when the planet's solid inner core emerged hundreds of millions of years ago, according to new research. Scientists said that around 565 million years ago, the Earth's ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Earth's inner core, the deepest part of our planet, is ...

Atoms within the enormous ball of iron in Earth's inner core may move around much more than previously thought, which could explain recent findings about the core's surprising softness. When you ...

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. The surface ...