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 ...

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

The Earth is made up of different layers. The outermost is the crust ... Then there is the outer core, made of liquid metal, and the inner core, a solid ball of metal. At least, that is what ...

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 ...

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

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

Tectonic plates move, causing strain energy to build up, and that energy eventually releases in the form of an earthquake. As ...

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

In the journal Chaos, researchers in Japan explore the likelihood that Earth’s climate, as affected by solar heat, plays a role in seismic activity. Using mathematical and computational methods, they ...

Greenland’s Ice Sheet will surely continue its unprecedented melt.  But will the melting ice expose more rock that might push ...

The agency is encouraging astronomy clubs to throw “star parties” to introduce people to the nebulae and galaxies spotted by ...

Incorporating solar activity predictions into detailed Earth temperature models may improve seismic forecasts and save lives.