The Earth's inner core, long considered a solid and stable sphere, may be quite different. A recent study suggests that its ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

Earth’s magnetic field is detected by species across the animal kingdom, but new research suggests that sea turtles may be ...

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Giant blobs that lurk near ... rocks in different parts of the world have different compositions or how tectonic plates are organized at the surface, Deuss told Live Science.

This indicates the presence of zones of rocks that are colder, or have a different composition, than the surrounding rocks. This finding challenges our current understanding of the Earth's plate ...

The compass needle points in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field ... move the plotting compass to many different positions in the magnetic field, marking the needle direction each time ...

“It’s almost science fiction to visualize what’s happening on the surface of the inner core,” Vidale said. “It’s a place that’s so different ... Earth’s magnetic field, which ...