Some 5,000 kilometers beneath the ground sits a solid sphere of metal roughly the size of the Moon, glowing at a temperature ...

Earth's inner core, composed primarily of iron with a small percentage of light elements, may enter a superionic state at ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. USC scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the nature of Earth's enigmatic inner core, revealing for the first time ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? A new study analyzing decades of seismogram data shows that physical changes can ...

The surface of the Earth's inner core may be changing, as shown by a new study by USC scientists that detected structural changes near the planet's center, published in Nature Geoscience. The changes ...

An international research team may have found an explanation for seismic anomalies, the noticeable deviations in the behavior of earthquake waves, in Earth's inner core. A team led by scientists from ...

Earth’s solid inner core appears to have changed shape in the past 20 years or so, according to seismic wave measurements – but the behaviour of these waves could also be explained by other shifts at ...

At the center of our planet is a very hot rotating ball of mostly iron and nickel (sorry Journey to the Center of the Earth fans). Scientists infer features of this innermost geographic layer—like the ...

Earth cross section showing the classic distinction between crust, mantle and core. But new research shows Earth's structure is far more complicated and may change over time. Analyzing an unusual ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Earth's internal layers including the mantle, outer core, and inner core. Scientists believe that the inner core's rotation ...

LOS ANGELES — USC scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the nature of the Earth’s enigmatic inner core, revealing for the first time that this 1,500-mile-wide ball of iron and nickel ...