The Unprecedented Speed of Past Reversals A study by geophysicists from UC Berkeley and their Italian and French colleagues ...

For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

What is happening in Earth's inner core? Discover the implications of its deformation for seismic activity and navigation.

A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...

If it weren’t for the magnetic field that surrounds our planet, blocking cosmic radiation and solar wind, Earth would likely have little atmosphere to speak of. Life (at least of the human variety) ...

A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have ...

Scientists have raised concerns that the Earth's inner core may completely halt its rotation by 2040, according to a recent ...

Scientists at the University of Southern California have discovered the Earth's core is changing shape after analysing ...

Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...

But never fear — this shape-shifting won’t directly affect life on Earth. Over time, changes to this innermost layer could impact the planet’s magnetic field, which shields our world from ...