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For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet ...
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Cosmic forensic experts are reconstructing the magnetic field around an infant star from the planet-forming disk of gas and ...
A perfectly preserved ancient tree fossil offered scientists an unprecedented view into a moment 42,000 years ago when the ...
What is happening in Earth's inner core? Discover the implications of its deformation for seismic activity and navigation.
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That’s quite a big gap, as it turns out. It covers fields from gigantic bodies like the Sun and Earth, as well as those ...
Data collected from a once-defunct NASA satellite show that Earth grew two extra radiation belts following a supercharged ...
Over time, changes to this innermost layer could impact the planet’s magnetic field, which shields our world from solar radiation — and helps guide the migrations of many animals. Loggerhead ...