Antarctic seismic data points to an ancient structure circling Earth’s core

A layer only a few to a few dozen kilometers thick may be draped across the boundary between Earth’s core and mantle, and ...
Science Daily

The rotation of Earth's inner core has slowed, new study confirms

The new study provides unambiguous evidence that the inner core began to decrease its speed around 2010, moving slower than the Earth's surface. USC scientists have proven that the Earth's inner core ...
techtimes

Scientists Find Evidence of the Earth's Core Leaking - What Could This Mean?

Scientists may have found evidence that our planet core's could be leaking. What could this mean? A collaboration between geochemists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the California ...
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Earth’s Inner Core May Be Slowing Its Spin, Another Study Suggests

A new study adds evidence to the idea that Earth's inner core is slowing its spin, though still rotating in the same direction as the planet. KATERYNA KON / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images The ...
Quanta Magazine

Earth’s Core Appears To Be Leaking Up and Out of Earth’s Surface

All the activity on Earth’s surface — erupting volcanoes, shifting tectonic plates, restless seas and myriad forms of life — depends on the two-part engine under the hood. Directly beneath Earth’s ...
The Conversation

Mars has a solid inner core, resolving a longstanding planetary mystery – new study

Scientists have discovered that Mars has an interior structure similar to Earth’s. Results from Nasa’s Insight mission suggest that the red planet has a solid inner core surrounded by a liquid outer ...