A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...

Earthquakes are strong and sudden movements of the Earth's surface caused by shifts in the Earth's crust. They can change the ...

A new study has seen scientists unexpectedly find that the inner core of our planet is changing its physical nature ...

Earth's inner core may have changed shape, according to researchers studying unknown transformations deep within the planet.

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

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(RTTNews) - KKR said it has arrangements in place to increase its ownership interests in certain core private equity businesses within its Strategic Holdings segment by approximately $1.1 billion.

There are more stars in the universe than grains of sand on Earth. The latest estimates suggest there are around one septillion stars, which is a 1 followed by 24 zeros. Our sun is a typical G ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre. A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD ...