lies Earth's inner core—a solid ball of iron and nickel that plays a crucial role in shaping the conditions we experience on the surface. In fact, without it we'd be unlikely to even exist.

Many of the fluctuations in the length of Earth's day have known causes. But on scales of decades to millennia, scientists ...

Earthquake data suggest that all or small patches of the inner core's surface may be swelling and contracting.

New simulation methods reveal insights into the Earth's core and promise advances in neuromorphic computing for artificial ...

This appears to be the case, to a rather stunning extent, in the instance of the reporting this week around new findings that researchers say shows the rotation of Earth’s inner core is slowing ...

New simulations reveal deeper insights into Earth's core and magnetic field, with future implications for technology and AI.

Literature and lore involving Earth's core have filled the knowledge void ... like Vidale whose job is to counter conjecture with facts. What is increasingly clear is that the inner core is ...

The Earth's interior is composed of four layers ... in diameter. Although this inner core is white hot, the pressure is so high the iron cannot melt. The iron isn't pure—scientists believe ...

Did you know that our planet is rocketing around the sun at 67,000 mph? Or that it once had two moons? Here are some amazing facts about Earth.

Over time, Earth's interior—which is made mostly of silicate rocks and metals—differentiated into four layers. At the planet's heart lies the inner core, a solid sphere of iron and nickel that ...

A University of Minnesota professor said the Earth’s inner core hasn’t stopped but has slowed down in response to a CNN article published Jan. 26 titled “Earth’s Core May Have Stopped Turning and ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A single rotation of our planet takes 24 hours and constitutes a day.