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‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward, Earth’s inner core in changing shape.

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Length of each day may have changed after stunning new discovery at Earth's core

Researchers are now examining surprising structural changes occurring within the Earth's core that may have slightly affected the length of each day. Although scientists have long recognized changes in the Earth's inner core,

Earth’s Inner Core Has Warped Over the Past Two Decades, Scientists Say

At the center of our planet is a very hot rotating ball of mostly iron and nickel (sorry Journey to the Center of the Earth fans). Scientists infer features of this innermost geographic layer—like the fact that it’s divided into a liquid outer core and a solid inner core—by analyzing how it distorts seismic waves caused by earthquakes.

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Earth’s inner core is less solid than we thought

Earth’s core is located below the middle layer called the mantle and the outer layer –or crust. It consists of two main parts ...

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Lab experiments add to evidence that Earth's mantle is more complex than thought

A team of geologists and mineral physicists at Harvard University, the University of California, Argonne National Laboratory ...

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Two buried ‘supercontinents’ hiding inside Earth could be much older than previously thought

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Live Science on MSN1d

Earthquakes: Facts about why the Earth moves

Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.

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