Measuring iron in motion at Earth-core conditions

It was a journey to the center of the Earth, if only for the briefest of moments. But rather than tunneling thousands of ...
Phys.org

Earth's inner core: Nobody knows exactly what it's made of, but now we've started to uncover the truth

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...
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Scientists Found Signs of a Hidden Structure Inside Earth's Core

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earths Innermos tInner Core While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like ...
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Earth's Core May Be Wrapped in an Ancient, Unexpected Structure

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A representation of the underground imaging used in the study. (Edward Garnero and Mingming Li/Arizona State University) The ...
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Scientists say Earth’s core could be hiding the equivalent of up to 45 oceans of water

Earth’s core has often been described as just a giant ball of iron and nickel. Now, a new study argues that it is also a major storage place for hydrogen, possibly equivalent to dozens of oceans’ ...
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Why Earth's Core Might Be Cooling Faster Than Expected

Deep beneath our feet, approximately 2,890 kilometers underground, lies one of Earth's most mysterious regions. The boundary between our planet's molten outer core and solid mantle acts like a massive ...
CNN

Earth’s core has slowed so much it’s moving backward, scientists confirm. Here’s what it could mean

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Deep inside Earth ...
Forbes

Earth’s Core Is Changing Shape

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 ...
Futurism

Scientists Detect Mysterious Torus-Shaped Structure in Earth’s Core

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The Conversation

The Earth’s inner core is a total mystery – here’s how we’re starting to solve it

Deep beneath our feet, at a staggering depth of over 5,100km, lies Earth’s inner core — a solid ball of iron and nickel that plays a crucial role in shaping the conditions we experience on the surface ...
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Earth’s Core Should Be Impossible. A New State of Matter Explains It.

Earth's core: solid or liquid? Yes — we know more about distant galaxies than our own interior. Is Earth's core solid or liquid? Yes. Our planet's interior has been harder to study than the cosmos. We ...