Seismic waves passing through the Earth have revealed that the inner core of our planet is now rotating out-of-sync with the layers above it. Update: As reported below, research from January 2023 ...

In new research, seismologists see Earth’s core oscillating, not just spinning uniformly. Their data is drawn from records of underground nuclear explosions in the 20th century. This paper debunks ...

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 iron-rich core at the centre 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, ...

2:20 Earth’s core may be reversing rotation, study finds. Here’s why you don’t have to be alarmed Far below the Earth’s surface, thousands of kilometres beneath our feet, our planet’s core seems to be ...

As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down and even stopped moving in relation to the Earth’s crust. But until now, the general public—that’s ...

You may already feel as if there’s not enough time in the day. But it's not just your imagination – the days have been getting shorter. According to scientists, July 9, July 22 and August 5 this year ...

The solid metal core of Earth does not rotate perfectly in time with the outer layers of the planet, and new research confirms that it has now reversed direction. Seismic waves passing through the ...

The iron-rich core at the centre 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, ...

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