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

A new study shows that the inner core changed shape in just a few decades, challenging previous assumptions and revealing ...

But a new study has found that its edges are softer than realized and actually changing shape as they press against the liquid iron and nickel in Earth's outer core. "The molten outer core is ...

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

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This 2023 satellite photo shows the heart-shaped Spirit Lake, which was transformed by the cataclysmic eruption of Mount St.