It’s not much of a stretch to say that Earth’s inner structure, especially the innermost spherical core, has stupefied ...

Buried more than 3,000 miles beneath our feet, Earth’s solid inner core was once thought to be unchanging—locked in place at ...

Surprising differences in the two so-called Large Low-Velocity Provinces may risk instability in Earth's protective magnetic field.

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Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be more malleable than expected and has changed shape in recent years.

Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe where we know for certain that life exists. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished ...

Under pressure Illustration of how helium atoms (pink spheres) are incorporated within a face-centred cubic iron lattice (blue spheres). (Courtesy: University of Tokyo) Helium deep with the Earth ...

When an electric current passes through a metal wire, a magnetic field forms around that wire (see diagram at right). Likewise, a wire passing through a magnetic field creates an electric current ...

The Earth has a layered structure made up of the core, the mantle and the crust. Different elements are present in different parts of the Earth’s structure. The crust is made from enormous ...

Scientists have discovered that Earth's inner core, previously thought to be solid and unchanging, has experienced significant shape changes over the past 20 years. Through advanced seismic ...

Physicists suggest a new explanation for the interesting properties of the Earth's inner core. Credit: NASA / Getty Images According to a new "holy grail" scientific discovery, the blazing-hot ...