Deep beneath our feet, something extraordinary is happening. Scientists have discovered that changes in Earth's core are ...

Researchers at Göttingen University have uncovered new evidence that some of Earth’s most precious metals began their journey ...

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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, ...

Earth’s inner core has long challenged researchers because seismic waves do not move through it uniformly. Compressional ...

Deep under the crust and mantle of our Earth lies its core. Earth’s core was formed during the Iron Catastrophe, a major geological event where Earth was heated to temperatures above iron’s melting ...

Gold and other precious metals are leaking from Earth’s core into the layers above, eventually making their way up to the surface during the formation of volcanic islands like Hawaii, a new study ...