Not only is Earth’s inner core spinning and growing, but it’s also changing shape, according to new research. Our planet’s [… ...

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

With an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,760 kilometers), our planet Earth is the biggest of the terrestrial planets and ...

Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also ...

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

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

A new study in Nature Geoscience reveals insights about the Earth’s core. While we often learn about the inner and outer ...

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory in England recorded the shortest day ever on June 29 and another shortened day on July 26, according to Popular Mechanics, a science and technology ...

Has Earth’s inner core stopped its strange spin? “After decades of research and debates, we are coming to an ever-clearer ...

Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating ...

Earth’s core is located below the middle layer called the mantle and the outer layer –or crust. It consists of two main parts ...

Research suggests Earth’s inner core, a metal sphere within the molten outer core, is slowing its spin and reshaping. Seismic wave analyses from earthquakes reveal discrepancies indicating ...