For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet ...

Not only is Earth’s inner core spinning and growing, but it’s also changing shape, according to new research. Our planet’s [… ...

Earth’s core is transforming, which could affect the length of our 24-hour day, Earth’s magnetic field, and more ...

The surface of the Earth's inner core may be changing, as shown by a new study by USC scientists that detected structural ...

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.

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The new research adds to the mysteries of the planet’s deepest interior region. By Kenneth Chang The inner core at the center of the Earth, a ball of iron and nickel about 1,500 miles wide ...

Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found. The discovery resolves a long-simmering controversy about what’s happening at the heart of the planet — which was long thought to ...

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

Analyzing an unusual dataset of seismic waves, a team of geophysicists discovered evidence that Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought, and its surface changed in just a few ...