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Scientists discover onion-like layering in Earth’s inner core

Earth’s inner core has long challenged researchers because seismic waves do not move through it uniformly. Compressional ...
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Earth’s core may have an onion-like structure scientists never knew existed

There may be hidden layers to Earth’s core dictated by chemical composition. In A Nutshell Lab experiments suggest Earth’s ...
Discover Magazine

Earth's Core is Much Hotter Than Scientists Thought

Artist’s view of the different layers of the Earth with their representative temperatures: crust, upper and lower mantle (brown to red), outer core (orange), and solid iron core (yellow). The pressure ...
Yahoo News UK

The true age of Earth's core has been discovered – and it's younger than previously thought

Scientists have recreated the hellish conditions in the heart of our planet in a laboratory – and now believe Earth’s solid core is around a billion years old, far younger than thought. Researchers ...
Discover Magazine

Earth's Inner Core Is Solid — Not Liquid — Even Though It's Blistering Hot

Is Earth's inner core solid or liquid? While the inner core is extremely hot, experts have known that it is solid for many years. For decades, scientists have known the inner core is solid thanks to ...
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Earth's Core Seems to Be Wrapped in Layers Like an Onion, Study Finds

Seismic waves passing through Earth's inner core have revealed much about our planet's iron center: how it's changing shape, ...
Daily Mail

The new state of matter hiding beneath our feet: Earth's inner core hides a 'superionic state' that fuels our planet's magnetic heartbeat, study finds

Scientists have discovered a new state of matter hidden right beneath our feet – and it could explain the most mysterious properties of our planet. A new study has found that Earth's innermost core ...
The Independent

Earth’s inner core is growing unevenly so why isn’t the planet tipping?

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Daily Express

Scientists heat water to Earth’s core temperature – in less than a billionth of a second

18:15, Tue, May 15, 2018 Updated: 18:36, Tue, May 15, 2018 The technique has been developed at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre (SLAC) using Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-Ray laser. The ...
Live Science

We are just beginning to discover what Earth's inner core is really made of

Earth's core cannot be made just of iron — it also appears to contain carbon. And our research suggests it may contain a bit of oxygen and possibly silicon as well. When you purchase through links on ...