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

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Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found. The discovery resolves a long-simmering controversy about what’s happening at the heart of the planet — which was long thought to ...

Seismic wave data previously suggested the Earth’s hot inner core is slowing its spin. Now, researchers say it’s also deforming around the edges Sara Hashemi Daily Correspondent Deep at the ...

Scientists have been baffled by the recent discovery that the inner core of the Earth could be changing shape. The inner core ...

Earth cross section showing the classic distinction between crust, mantle and core. But new research ... [+] shows Earth's structure is far more complicated and may change over time. Analyzing an ...

Earth's mysterious core is yet again generating headlines as scientists learn more about what lies way beneath our feet. Located 3,000 miles below the Earth’s surface, the inner core is anchored ...

Earth’s core is pretty dynamic. Its spin speeds up and slows down based on how its two primary layers are behaving. As we improve the waveform techniques used to study the deepest layer ...

The surface of Earth's inner core may be shape-shifting, new research suggests. The study, published Feb. 10 in the journal Nature, looked at earthquake waves that have skimmed the edge of the ...

Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found. The discovery resolves a long-simmering controversy about what’s happening at the heart of the planet — which was long thought to ...

This revelation may shed light on the mystery of why the inner core's rotation appears to have been slowing down over recent years. The Earth is made up of four main structures: the outer crust ...