Because scientists can't actually see the center of the Earth, they used data from seismic waves created by earthquakes to analyze its composition. "They found the innermost inner core changed the ...

the surface of the Earth’s inner core may be changing, as shown by USC scientists that detected structural changes near the planet’s center. The original aim of the USC scientists was to ...

Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be more malleable than expected and has changed shape in recent years.

Credit: NASA / Getty Images According to a new "holy grail" scientific discovery, the blazing-hot ball of metal at the center of the Earth's core is actually more active than one might think.

Our study of the Earth’s core has advanced quite a bit ... waves of earthquakes as they passed through the planet’s center. The study says that this helped them detect the Earth’s true ...

The discovery that helium and iron can mix at the temperatures and pressures found at the center of Earth could settle a long-standing debate over how our planet formed.

To gig deep into the Earth's mysteries isn't just science fiction. The video highlights one of humanity's boldest attempts at ...

Similar to Earth's core, the core of Mars is expected to be ... The authors suggest that, should temperatures at the center of Mars fall below approximately 1,960 Kelvin (which is within the ...

Figuring out how helium-3 got incorporated into the core during Earth's formation is very important for understanding when the planet formed, Olson said. Light gases like helium hung around in the ...