Earth’s inner core: nobody knows exactly what it’s made of – now we’ve started to uncover the truth

The iron-rich core at the centre of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth’s evolution. The core not only powers the ...
Los Angeles Times

Earth’s inner core isn’t just slowing; it’s also shape-shifting, study finds

USC scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the nature of Earth’s enigmatic inner core, revealing for the first time that this 1,500-mile-wide ball of iron and nickel is changing. The ...

Paleomagnetic analysis could map the ancient history of Earth's surface

Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for ...
Chicago Tribune

Great Lakes basins may have formed millions of years ago from activity deep in the Earth — long before glaciers, study finds

As an ice sheet thousands of feet thick began its final crawling retreat from North America to the Arctic toward the end of the last glacial period some 10,000 years ago, it left behind the planet’s ...
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Scientists Uncover a Groundbreaking New Origin for Earth’s First Continents

New research has dramatically reshaped our understanding of Earth’s early geological history, overturning traditional beliefs about how the planet’s first continents came into being. Researchers from ...

These Tiny Crystals May Hold The Secrets of Earth’s Journey Through the Milky Way

Concentrated hydrogen in the galaxy’s spiral arms can be locked away in zircon crystals, providing startling clues about the Earth’s planetary formation.
CNN

A reservoir of gold lies hidden in Earth’s core. Scientists say it’s leaking

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Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests

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Yahoo

Earth's 'catastrophic' ice melt problem is worse than previously thought, study says

Huge expanses of ice are melting alarmingly fast, raising new concerns about "catastrophic consequences for humanity," a study published May 20 says. The study focuses on two masses of ice currently ...