The Earth's magnetic field and oxygen evolved together over 540 million years, according to a major NASA study.

Deep inside Earth, researchers see signs that the solid inner core may be arranged in multiple chemical layers far below.

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...

The internal, infernal machinations of our planet may be way more complex than we suspected. A new, detailed probe of Earth's heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn't just change in rotation ...

Time is relative. The ticking of the clock, even of the most precise clocks we can make, does not exist in an absolute. It ...

All the activity on Earth’s surface — erupting volcanoes, shifting tectonic plates, restless seas and myriad forms of life — depends on the two-part engine under the hood. Directly beneath Earth’s ...

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Earth's inner core, the solid iron-rich mass at the center of our planet, is slowly growing as the surrounding molten outer core cools and freezes. But this process has been a source of debate amongst ...

Dig to Earth’s CORE! codes could help you do just that—dig a deep hole all the way to the bottom of the deepest geological layer without breaking a sweat! Better yet, you’ll also get rewarded for your ...

An international research team may have found an explanation for seismic anomalies, the noticeable deviations in the behavior of earthquake waves, in Earth's inner core.