Earth’s core has ‘reversed’ rotation. What does that mean for us?

As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down and even stopped moving ...

Tiny crystals in Earth’s crust have captured the movement of the Milky Way’s spiral arms

The findings suggest Earth’s geological story was partly written in the stars – specifically, in the spiral arms of our home ...

How Earth’s shifting forces drive quakes, floods and climate extremes

The Earth formed 4.6 billion years ago and has been continuously changing ever since. For instance, the Himalayas continue to ...
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Earth’s Core Appears To Be Leaking Up and Out of Earth’s Surface

All the activity on Earth’s surface — erupting volcanoes, shifting tectonic plates, restless seas and myriad forms of life — depends on the two-part engine under the hood. Directly beneath Earth’s ...