Earth's inner layers have just got a bit more complicated, with scientists discovering a whole new inner core within the center of the planet. Research released on February 21 in the journal Nature ...

The Earth's layers arranged like a Russian nesting doll in outer space. The Earth's layers arranged like a Russian nesting doll in outer space Scientists recently discovered that Earth's inner core, ...

A new study from a University of Chicago scientist suggests there may be a layer of surprisingly fluid rock ringing the Earth, at the very bottom of the upper mantle. The finding was made by measuring ...

Imagine if the Earth beneath our feet was not the solid, unchanging rock we thought it was. A recent groundbreaking study has ...

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 ...

Scientists have long wondered what lies at the very center of the Earth, and the latest research is putting weight behind a theory that our planet has a distinct ball of iron within its metallic core.

The beginnings of a strange layer of molten rock deep inside the Earth may have finally been figured out by geoscientists. This layer, known as the D" layer, is about 1,900 miles underneath the ...

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