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Scientists accidentally discover Earth's inner core is less solid than expected
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 ...
Earth’s inner core isn’t just slowing; it’s also shape-shifting, study finds
Previous research has found that the rotation of the inner core is slowing down relative to the rotation of the external ...
The Earth’s Core Is Not as Solid As We Thought, Yet Another Study Speculates
A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...
Giant glaciers pulverized Earth's ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life
Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white orb. The ball hangs in the void, lonely and gleaming in the light from ...
The shape of Earth's core is changing
Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be ...
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Scientists Detect Shape-Shifting Along Earth’s Solid Inner Core
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 ...
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‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing
Earth’s innermost layer is a hot, solid ball of metal surrounded by a liquid ... It’s now revolving backward, relative to the rest of the planet. Their new study, published Monday in the ...