Understanding Earth’s Core Earth's core is the heart of our planet; it's a fiery furnace where temperatures soar higher than ...

Nobody knew what they are, and whether they are only a temporary phenomenon, or if they have been sitting there for millions ...

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

It looks like we might have to rewrite the textbooks. What we have always known about the Earth’s inner core has changed, and researchers have provided us with new information. Scientists recently ...

Continent-size islands deep inside Earth's mantle could be more than a billion years old, a new study finds.

In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s ...

The deeper the cores go, the more history they contain — and the icy layers could also solve some of the biggest questions about mysterious eras in Earth’s 4.5 billion-year history. A team retrieved a ...

The findings could transform researchers’ understanding of plate tectonics and how plate movement might be shaped by these ancient, fixed anchors near Earth’s core, Deuss said. Further ...

The ice core spans at least 1.2 million years of Earth’s climate history. Air bubbles and particles trapped inside the ice could also reveal why the planet’s ice ages suddenly became longer ...