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Earth’s inner core is not solid, it is 'shape-shifting,' and scientists are starting to understand why

New study reveals that Earth's inner core is undergoing unexpected structural changes, challenging long-held assumptions about its solidity.
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Seismologists might have identified the deepest layer of Earth’s core

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Earth’s Inner Core May Have Another Layer Hidden Within

Earth's inner layers have just got a bit more complicated, with scientists discovering a whole new inner core within the center of the planet. Research released on February 21 in the journal Nature ...
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Scientists discover onion-like layering in Earth’s inner core

Understanding the inner core’s structure helps scientists refine models of Earth’s thermal history, magnetic field generation, and long term evolution. By tying seismic signals to chemistry, the study ...
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Earth's Inner Core Gets New Layer from Seismic Waves Discovery

An earthquake originating from Alaska caused seismic waves to penetrate the innermost inner core of the Earth. (Credit: Drew Whitehouse, Son Phạm and Hrvoje Tkalčic) Planet Earth is a marvelous ...
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Scientists find evidence of a new layer at the Earth's inner core

Researchers are still discovering more about the Earth's center. A team at Australian National University (ANU) has found evidence of a new layer to the planet sitting within the inner core. This ...
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Earth’s ‘solid’ inner core may contain both mushy and hard iron

New research suggests that Earth's 'solid' inner core is, in fact, endowed with a range of liquid, soft, and hard structures which vary across the top 150 miles of the inner core. 3,200 miles beneath ...
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The Earth’s inner core could be slowing its spin—but don’t panic

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Silicon and carbon could explain Earth’s onion-like inner core

By recreating the crushing pressures and blistering temperatures of the deep interior, researchers are starting to connect the chemistry of this alloy to the strange way sound travels through the ...
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New research shows the Earth's inner core oscillates, contradicting previous models

The planet Earth is a world flourishing with all kinds of life that is the result of billions of years of geologic processes that we still don’t understand, and likely never will. While it’s easy to ...
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Earth's inner core is a strange mess of superionic fluids

Earth’s inner core may be made of fluid light elements swirling around amid a solid lattice of iron, according to a computer simulation study. A team of physicists recently modeled how alloys of iron ...