Earth's inner core is slowing down; could affect the planet's magnetic field, says new study
By analyzing seismic waves from earthquakes from the 1960s, researchers from Peking University deduced that the Earth's inner ...
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Scientists find Earth's inner core's rotation may slow and change direction by 2040
Scientists have raised concerns that the Earth's inner core may completely halt its rotation by 2040, according to a recent paper published in Nature. The study suggests changes are occurring deep ...
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The shape of Earth's core is changing
A 2024 study, for example, found that the rotation of Earth's core had slowed down. This new study "introduces a new perspective — non-rotational changes — adding another dimension to the ...
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Scientists accidentally discover Earth's inner core is less solid than expected
John Vidale, Dean's Professor of Earth Sciences at the USC Dornsife ... the USC scientists were tracking how our planet's inner core speed of rotation is decreasing, because previous research ...
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Earth Rotation
Recent seismic data from 121 earthquakes recorded over three decades challenges previous beliefs about Earth's inner ... observed while studying the core's slowing rotation, could of ...
The Earth’s Core Is Not as Solid As We Thought, Yet Another Study Speculates
A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than scientists thought.
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A new iron compound hints ‘primordial’ helium hides in Earth’s core
Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.