Earth’s Inner Core Slows Down Its Spin; How Can It Affect Length of a Day?

Medicine & Technology Jun 15, 2024

A new study has revealed that the Earth's inner core is slowing down in relation to the planet’s surface. Learn more about it in this article.

2023's Scientific Frontier: Unveiling Claims from Ancient Cannibalism to Dark Matter Stars and Their Potential Impact on Respective Fields

Dec 25, 2023

Check out the top scientific claims that made headlines this year, which could alter each of their respective fields, including the ancient human cannibalism evidence, Homo naledi burials, and many more!

Earth’s Inner Core Is Squishy, Not a Solid Ball of Metal As Previously Thought

Dec 24, 2023

A new study has found that Earth's inner core could be filled with squishy iron. Read to learn more.

Unraveling Earth's Mysteries: 8.5-Year Inner Core Wobble and Tilt Dynamics Confirmed by Researchers

Dec 22, 2023

Researchers confirm an 8.5-year Inner Core Wobble, revealing a fixed 0.17-degree tilt and influencing geophysical phenomena. Continue reading for more information.

Iron Atoms Found Moving Inside the Earth’s Solid Inner Core, Affecting the Magnetic Field With Their Collective Motion

Oct 04, 2023

Iron atoms found in the inner core of the Earth are able to move about rapidly in a type of movement called “collective motion”. Learn more about it in this article.

Innermost Inner Core Where Iron Has a Different Structure Could Be Earth's 'Fifth Layer', Study Reveals

Feb 17, 2023

Researchers created an algorithm that found evidence of a boundary line where iron in Earth's inner core has a different structure, suggesting a fifth layer of Earth. Read the article to learn more.

Earth's Inner Core Could Be Reversing Its Direction, Slowing Down

Jan 23, 2023

Scientists discovered that, since 2009, the earth's inner core has been rotating slower and spinning toward the west. Read to know more.

Inner Core of Earth Oscillates: A Contradiction to Previous Models Assuming This Planet Rotates at Faster Rate Than Its Surface

Jun 12, 2022

Researchers provided evidence that the Earth’s inner core oscillates. Read and discover how new research contradicts previous research on the rotation of Earth.

Inner Core Found Mushy and Liquid; Not Pure Metallic Ball Than First Thought

Oct 29, 2021

A new study suggests that Earth's inner core is not entirely a solid ball, which contradicts the first idea of the sphere's physical structure.

Earth's Core Over the Past 1 Billion Years: Study Shows Unexplainable Scientific Phenomenon

Jun 16, 2021

Thousands of kilometers beneath the ground, a scientific phenomenon involving the Earth's core occurs and according to experts, it's an occurrence no one can explain.

Seismic Waves Model Shows Earth's Inner Core Growing Asymmetrically

Jun 08, 2021

Researchers developed computer models based on seismic waves data and elemental physics of iron to discover that the Earth's inner core comprising of solid iron crystal lattice grows asymmetrically.

Planet Habitability Could Depend on Its Interior Composition Rather than Atmospheric Conditions

May 05, 2019

Colleagues from Carnegie propose the concept of planetary interiors as the main player in habitability.

Earth Was Surrounded By A Solid Shell In The Beginning Suggests A New Research

Mar 01, 2017

Ancient Earth began with a solid, deformable layer called 'stagnant lid'. New theory suggests this layer eventually gave rise to the plate tectonics.

Scientists Finally Know What Makes Earth’s Inner Core Solid Despite Extreme Heat

Feb 14, 2017

Scientists have finally discovered what makes Earth inner core solid despite extreme heat that is hotter than sun's surface.