During his career, Van Orman has tried to understand how Earth's core formed. Then about two years ago, Van Orman and three Case Western Reserve colleagues gradually realized there was a major ...

Earth's composition is more complicated than we think and is changing continuously every day. The inner part of the planet can be divided into three different layers: crust, mantle, and core.

All of our civilization exists only a thin layer of Earth's surface, and our deepest mines barely scratch our planet. We ...

This appears to be the case, to a rather stunning extent, in the instance of the reporting this week around new findings that researchers say shows the rotation of Earth’s inner core is slowing ...

The Earth’s core is leaking. At least, that seems to be the consensus of researchers behind a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The researchers say that ancient lava flows ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A single rotation of our planet takes 24 hours and constitutes a day.

USC researchers identified a six-year cycle of super- and sub-rotation in the Earth's inner core, contradicting previously accepted models that suggested it consistently rotates at a faster rate ...

In the Earth (see image below right), the liquid metal that makes up the outer core passes through a magnetic field, which causes an electric current to flow within the liquid metal. The electric ...

Prior research has shown that Earth's inner core is essentially a hot, metal ball. The outer core, beneath the mantle, is believed to be made of a colder liquid metal. Since both spin, the result ...

The Earth has a layered structure made up of the core, the mantle and the crust. Different elements are present in different parts of the Earth’s structure. The crust is made from enormous ...

SpaceX recently shared a video taken from space that offers a stunning view of Earth as the company's satellites prepare to deploy in orbit following a recent rocket launch. The company ...

The animated film captures the essence of the wacky odd couple with wit and warmth, channeling the outrageous style of Bob ...