Did you know that Earth’s magnetic field plays a significant role in shaping global weather patterns? This invisible shield ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

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 ...

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But never fear — this shape-shifting won’t directly affect life on Earth. Over time, changes to this innermost layer could impact the planet’s magnetic field, which shields our world from ...

The surface of Earth's inner core appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.

But it also opens new questions about how changes in the core could affect the length of our 24-hour day, Earth’s magnetic ...

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

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