A groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications offers new insights into Earth’s inner core, potentially solving ...

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

New research reveals that Earth’s solid inner core is actually in a superionic state, where carbon atoms flow freely through ...

A research team led by the University of Münster has discovered new evidence of a layered structure in the Earth’s inner core ...

Chinese researchers have discovered that interstitial carbon in iron-carbon alloys behaves in a superionic, liquid-like state ...

The Earth’s inner core, a solid sphere predominantly composed of iron and nickel, occupies a central role in our planet’s evolution and geodynamo processes. Although hidden beneath thousands of ...

A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to ...

Earth is the only home humanity has ever known, yet most people are unaware of the incredible mysteries, extremes, and scientific wonders that make our planet unique. From hidden geological features ...

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 ...

The solid inner core at the center of the Earth, surrounded by the outer core, mantle and crust. Here’s why: While it is well known that a material must be at or below its freezing temperature to be ...

An international research team may have found an explanation for seismic anomalies, the noticeable deviations in the behavior ...