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Why is Earth’s inner core slowing down?

This video explains recent scientific findings about changes in Earth’s inner core rotation, what researchers measure, and ...
SpaceNews

Revealing Earth’s deepest secrets – the origin and dynamics of Earth’s iron-rich inner core

In work that promises to advance understanding about the origin and dynamics of Earth’s iron-rich inner core and the generation of the planet’s magnetic field, a team that includes University of ...
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Scientists discover Earth's inner core isn't just slowing down — it's also changing shape

The surface of Earth's inner core may be shape-shifting, new research suggests. The study, published Feb. 10 in the journal Nature, looked at earthquake waves that have skimmed the edge of the inner ...

Earth's outer core beneath Pacific reversed direction in 2010, satellite data reveal

The liquid iron in Earth's outer core doesn't always behave as expected. When it changed direction in an unexplained way, ESA ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Earth’s Inner Core Is Changing Shape, Study Finds, Indicating Even More Dynamic Shifts Deep Within Our Planet

Deep at the center of the Earth, our planet’s inner core is spinning, growing and—according to new research—shape-shifting. A new study published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience found evidence ...
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‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing

(CNN) — Scientists who just months ago confirmed that Earth’s inner core recently reversed its spin have a new revelation about our planet’s deepest secrets — they identified changes to the inner core ...
Phys.org

Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought: Study reveals structural transformation

The surface of the Earth's inner core may be changing, as shown by a new study by USC scientists that detected structural changes near the planet's center, published in Nature Geoscience. The changes ...
Gizmodo

Earth’s Inner Core Has Warped Over the Past Two Decades, Scientists Say

At the center of our planet is a very hot rotating ball of mostly iron and nickel (sorry Journey to the Center of the Earth fans). Scientists infer features of this innermost geographic layer—like the ...
ABC12

Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing

Scientists who just months ago confirmed that Earth's inner core recently reversed its spin have a new revelation about our planet's deepest secrets — they identified changes to the inner core's shape ...
EurekAlert!

Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought

The Earth's internal layers including the mantle, outer core and inner core. New research shows the inner core undergoes structural transformation likely caused by outer core disturbance. The surface ...
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Earth’s inner core is less solid than we thought

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Earth's internal layers including the mantle, outer core, and inner core. Scientists believe that the inner core’s rotation ...