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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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Scientists accidentally discover Earth's inner core is less solid than expected

However, researchers from the University of Southern Carolina (USC) now say they discovered — almost by accident — that the Earth's inner core may be much more malleable. John

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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 appears to be dynamic, changing shape as it rotates, earthquake waves reveal.

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Earth’s solid metal core may be soft on the outside: Study

First, a few basics. The Earth’s inner core, which is smaller than the moon, is solid iron and nickel. It’s surrounded by a layer of molten metal known as the outer core, followed by the Earth’s mantle and the outer crust upon which humans live.

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Earth's Inner Core Is Changing Shape, And Scientists Are Puzzled As To Why This Is Happening

Not only is Earth’s inner core spinning and growing, but it’s also changing shape, according to new research. Our planet’s […]

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‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing

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

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Earth’s inner core is less solid than we thought

Now, scientists believe that Earth’s inner core might be less solid than we previously thought. The findings are detailed in a study published February 10 in the journal Nature Geoscience and ...

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Scientists Detect Shape-Shifting Along Earth’s Solid Inner Core

By Kenneth Chang The inner core at the center of the Earth, a ball of iron and nickel about 1,500 miles wide, may not be perfectly solid. A new study finds evidence that the inner core’s outer ...

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

Until now, the inner core was widely thought of as a solid sphere. The original aim of the USC scientists was to further chart the slowing of the inner core. "But as I was analyzing multiple ...

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NASA Marsquake Data May Show Mars Has A Solid Inner Core, Like Earth

However, the team from the University of Science and Technology of China and the University of Texas at Austin believe they have found preliminary evidence of a solid inner core within Mars ...

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