‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing
Of all Earth’s layers, the inner core is the most remote and mysterious. This solid sphere of iron and nickel is about 70% ...
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Earth's Interior
The Earth's interior is composed of four layers, three solid and one liquid—not magma but molten metal, nearly as hot as the surface of the sun. The deepest layer is a solid iron ball ...
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The geophysical challenge: Why digging right through Earth’s layers remains an impossible dream
That’s the antipode, or opposite point on Earth’s surface, from my town. But I only had a garden spade to move the earth.
Geologists Found the World’s Oldest Crater—and It Might Have Jumpstarted All Life on Earth
Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...
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Understanding and saving the biocrust, Earth's living skin
Many parts of Earth are covered and protected by a layer of organisms called a biocrust. The layer acts as a skin for the Earth, protecting landscapes and reducing long-term damage. But climate ...
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‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing
Of all Earth’s layers, the inner core is the most remote and mysterious. This solid sphere of iron and nickel is about 70% the size of the moon, with a radius of approximately 759 miles (1,221 ...