Previous research has found that the rotation of the inner core is slowing down relative to the rotation of the external ...

Earth appears to be a chill blue planet, but deep down, it’s really a metalhead. Its outer core is mostly molten iron (and ...

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

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 ...

The discovery that inert helium can form bonds with iron may reshape our understanding of Earth’s history. Researchers from ...

For decades, scientists have puzzled over traces of primordial helium—a rare isotope known as ³He—escaping from volcanic ...

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

The two continent-sized provinces have been known since the 1970s, but it’s only in the last few years we’ve started to ...

Scientists have identified another possible commonality between Earth and Mars: a solid inner core. Scientists have ...

The surprise discovery that one of the lightest elements in the Universe can bind to iron under high pressure to form iron ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...