Several observed properties of Earth's solid inner core and liquid outer core remain enigmatic, including an east–west seismic asymmetry and the presence of a roughly 250-kilometre-thick layer ...

This sketch illustrates why rocks melt on Earth. The geotherm (solid line) would suggest that rock shouldn't melt as it never cross the dry mantle solidus (the point where mantle rock would melt ...

Lava spattering from the Halema`uma`u lava lake at Kilauea on May 12, 2012. Image: HVO/USGS. I get a lot of questions here at Eruptions, but one of the more common themes is the properties of rocks - ...

Melting glaciers have changed that distribution enough to knock Earth off its axis, research showed. Since 1980, Earth's north and south poles have drifted about 13 feet.

Melting ice is slowing Earth's spin and causing changes to its axis, new studies find. The shifts are causing feedback beneath the surface, impacting the planet's molten core.

Melting ice is slowing Earth's spin and causing changes to its axis, new studies find. The shifts are causing feedback beneath the surface, impacting the planet's molten core.

Melting Glaciers Are Wreaking Havoc on Earth’s Crust Sea levels are dropping, earthquakes and volcanoes are waking up, and even the earth’s axis is moving—all because of melting ice ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Melting ice triggered by global warming may make Earth whirl faster than before and could ...

National Geographic teamed up with scientists and universities around the world to give an accurate depiction of what Earth would look like if sea level rose by 216 feet, the equivalent of melting ...

But while melting ice may be slowing the Earth’s spin, there’s another factor at play when it comes to global timekeeping, according to the report: processes in the Earth’s core.