It is incredibly difficult to reach the mantle layer, located between the Earth’s crust and core, but by targeting the ...

From these indirect observations, scientists have calculated that the scorchingly hot inner core, with temperatures ...

Researchers from the Australian National University used seismic waves generated by earthquakes to peer into the Earth's mysterious molten core. By tracing the path of these waves through the planet, ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have revealed new details about Earth's ...

A University of Minnesota professor said the Earth’s inner core hasn’t stopped but has slowed down in response to a CNN article published Jan. 26 titled “Earth’s Core May Have Stopped Turning and ...

Deep beneath our feet, at a staggering depth of over 5,100km, lies Earth's inner core — a solid ball of iron and nickel that plays a crucial role in shaping the conditions we experience on the ...

A newly discovered "doughnut" in Earth's core could influence the planet's magnetic field. In a new study, researchers observed the doughnut-shaped structure for the first time by looking at ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A single rotation of our planet takes 24 hours and constitutes a day.

Deep within Earth 's fiery belly, beneath layers of molten rock, a peculiar jig is underway. Our planet's inner core, a solid iron ball bigger than Pluto, isn't just spinning – it's doing a ...

Specifically, PKP waves are P-waves that have traveled through the Earth's mantle and core, and arrive at the surface at a variety of speeds depending on how far they traveled through these layers.