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

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BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have unveiled a novel application of the Earth science satellite SDGSAT-1 for observing offshore oil and gas platforms.

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There's a lot more to Earth than meets the eye. Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is composed of several layers held together by intense forces of gravity.

Most volcanoes are born along fault lines that intersect Earth's tectonic plates, because this is where the planet's crust is weakest and magma from the mantle can easily rise to the surface.

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Potential patches of Earth's ancient crust, sometimes called "sunken worlds," may have just been discovered deep within the mantle, thanks to a new way of mapping the inside of our planet.