Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

The East African Rift threatens to split the massive contient into two plates in the distant future, though geological events may be hastening its past.

For decades, scientists have tried to understand how Earth’s inner core operates compared with the rest of the planet. Now, a team of researchers has found compelling evidence that it’s changing shape ...

A new, detailed probe of Earth's heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn't just change in rotation speed – it also ...

However, scientists have been baffled to discover that the inner core is actually changing shape. By looking at the ...