Scientists discover onion-like layering in Earth’s inner core

Earth’s inner core has long challenged researchers because seismic waves do not move through it uniformly. Compressional ...
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Earth’s Inner Core: A Mixture Of Solid Iron And Liquid-like Light Elements

Earth’s core, the deepest part of our planet, is characterized by extremely high pressure and temperature. It is composed of a liquid outer core and solid inner core. The inner core is formed and ...
AOL

Silicon and carbon in iron may explain the onion-like layering of Earth’s inner core

Earth’s inner core has long puzzled scientists because seismic waves move through it unevenly. Compressional waves from earthquakes travel about 3 to 4 percent faster along the planet’s rotation axis ...
Study Finds on MSN

Earth’s core may have an onion-like structure scientists never knew existed

There may be hidden layers to Earth’s core dictated by chemical composition. In A Nutshell Lab experiments suggest Earth’s ...
Los Angeles Times

The spinning of Earth’s inner core is slowing down. Is this how it all ends?

Geophysicist John Vidale noticed something striking while tracking the way seismic waves move from Earth’s crust through its core. The very center of the planet, a solid ball of iron and nickel ...
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Experimental constraints on the viscosity of the Earth’s inner core

Although many geodynamical mechanisms have been proposed regarding the origin of the observed complex structure of Earth’s inner core, no clear consensus has been reached. This is partly owing to the ...
Daily Mail

The new state of matter hiding beneath our feet: Earth's inner core hides a 'superionic state' that fuels our planet's magnetic heartbeat, study finds

Scientists have discovered a new state of matter hidden right beneath our feet – and it could explain the most mysterious properties of our planet. A new study has found that Earth's innermost core ...
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Earth’s core may be layered like an onion, new study suggests

Deep beneath our feet, far beyond the reach of any drill, new research suggests that Earth’s center is far more intricate than a simple metal ball. Instead of a single solid sphere, the inner core ...
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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 ...
SpaceRef

Diamonds And X-rays Open A New Window Into Earth’s Inner Core

The diamond anvil cell used in this experiment. (A) Symmetric Diamond Anvil Cell, (B) Schematic diagram of a diamond anvil. The orange circle is the area corresponding to (C, D) (C) Image of the top ...
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The spinning of Earth's inner core is slowing down. Is this how it all ends?

Geophysicist John Vidale noticed something striking while tracking the way seismic waves move from Earth's crust through its core. The very center of the planet, a solid ball of iron and nickel ...
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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 ...