Two new seismic studies suggest Earth's core is more complex than previously thought, revealing both a possible 'innermost inner core' and widespread ultralow velocity zones along the core-mantle ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earths Innermos tInner Core While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like ...

Deep within Earth’s core, scientists are uncovering signs of a hidden structure that challenges long-standing models of the planet’s interior.

A layer only a few to a few dozen kilometers thick may be draped across the boundary between Earth’s core and mantle, and ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian ...

Geophysicists have modeled how Earth’s magnetic field could form even when its core was fully liquid. By removing the effects of viscosity in their simulation, they revealed a self-sustaining dynamo ...

Earth is fortunate in having a magnetic field: it protects the planet and its life from harmful cosmic radiation. Other planets in our solar system—such as Mars—are constantly bombarded by charged ...