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Scientists discover yet another change to Earth’s inner core

Earth’s inner core isn’t just slowing, it’s also shape-shifting, study finds

USC scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the nature of the Earth's enigmatic inner core, revealing for the first time that this 1,500-mile-wide ball of iron and nickel is changing.

The Washington Post · 4d

Scientists discover yet another change to Earth’s inner core: Its shape

Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating more material in some areas and less in others — almost like creating hills and valleys.

The New York Times · 4d

Scientists Detect Shape-Shifting Along Earth’s Solid Inner Core

By Kenneth Chang The inner core at the center of the Earth, a ball of iron and nickel about 1,500 miles wide, may not be perfectly solid. A new study finds evidence that the inner core’s outer ...

New Scientist on MSN4d

Forces deep underground seem to be deforming Earth's inner core

Seismic waves suggest the planet's solid inner core is being pulled out of shape – and it has undergone these changes over ...

BBC4d

Earth's inner core may have changed shape, say scientists

The inner core of Earth may have changed shape in the past 20 years, according to a group of scientists. The inner core is usually thought to be shaped like a ball, but its edges may actually ...

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Earth’s inner core is less solid than we thought

Now, scientists believe that Earth’s inner core might be less solid than we previously thought. The findings are detailed in a study published February 10 in the journal Nature Geoscience and ...

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Scientists discover Earth's inner core isn't just slowing down — it's also changing shape

The surface of Earth's inner core may be shape-shifting, new research suggests. The study, published Feb. 10 in the journal Nature, looked at earthquake waves that have skimmed the edge of the ...

Science Daily4d

Earth's inner core is undergoing a transformation

Located 3,000 miles below the Earth's surface, the inner core is anchored by gravity within the molten liquid outer core. Until now the inner core was widely thought of as a solid sphere.

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