Continent-sized structures of mineral protruding from the lower mantle towards Earth's outer core may be contributing to an ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long ...

Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be ...

For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet ...

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

America is drilling the deepest hole in history to reach the centre of the Earth. Drilling the deepest hole in history: ...

Understanding Earth’s Core Earth's core is the heart of our planet; it's a fiery furnace where temperatures soar higher than the surface of the sun. Nestled about 1,800 miles beneath our feet, it's a ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward, Earth’s inner core in changing shape.

Earth’s core is pretty dynamic. Its spin speeds up and slows down based on how its two primary layers are behaving. As we improve the waveform techniques used to study the deepest layer ...

Studying Earth’s core presents a unique challenge for scientists. Obviously, sending a field team to the core is out of the ...

Earth's mysterious core is yet again generating headlines as scientists learn more about what lies way beneath our feet. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored ...