A new study shows that the inner core changed shape in just a few decades, challenging previous assumptions and revealing ...

Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.

The Earth’s inner core is 3,000 miles below the surface and was thought to be a solid sphere held by gravity in the molten ...

Scientists have discovered that Earth's inner core, previously thought to be solid and unchanging, has experienced ...

Researchers found evidence that the Earth's inner core is changing shape, suggesting unseen processes affecting its movement ...

Deep beneath the Earth's surface, the inner core has long been thought of as a solid sphere, steadily growing as the outer core cools and crystallizes. However, a new study suggests that the inner ...

A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory ...

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

On Ellesmere Island in the Arctic, on one of the northernmost points of land in the world, sits a small permanent seismic ...

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

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