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Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

Earth's slow rotation over billions of years may have played a crucial role in oxygenating our atmosphere. Scientists think ...

Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also ...

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating ...

A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have ...

Earth’s core is located below the middle layer called the mantle and the outer layer –or crust. It consists of two main parts ...

Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found.

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A new study in Nature Geoscience reveals insights about the Earth’s core. While we often learn about the inner and outer ...

In a nutshell Scientists have discovered that Earth’s inner core isn’t just changing its rotation speed – it’s actually ...