Earth’s inner core has long challenged researchers because seismic waves do not move through it uniformly. Compressional waves generated by earthquakes travel roughly 3 to 4 percent faster along Earth ...

Scientists have discovered that Earth’s inner core may not be fully solid. A rare “superionic” state of matter could explain ...

Earth's inner core may be layered like an onion, with silicon and carbon creating distinct zones that explain seismic wave ...

Deep beneath our feet, far beyond the reach of any drill, new research suggests that Earth’s center is far more intricate ...

With findings on Earth’s polar extremes and its innermost core, scientists shaped how we look at the planet in 2025 in ...

New research reveals that Earth’s solid inner core is actually in a superionic state, where carbon atoms flow freely through a solid iron lattice. This unusual behavior makes the core soft, matching ...

Mercury has long baffled astronomers because it defies much of what we know about planet formation. A new space mission ...

The Charlestown Breachway Restoration Project continues to progress smoothly, with crews having already rebuilt hundreds of ...

When Santa is done delivering presents on Christmas Eve, he must get back home to the North Pole, even if it’s snowing so ...

The Earth's North Pole isn't just one place, it's actually two. Now, a researcher has revealed that one of those North Poles ...

The Earth’s inner core, predominantly composed of iron with a minor admixture of nickel and light elements, is a critical component in understanding our planet’s magnetic field and thermal evolution.

Sir Isaac Newton was one of the first scientists to calculate that the average density of the Earth must be twice that of the surface rocks and therefore proposed the existence of a dense interior. We ...