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Earth's Inner Core Is Solid - Not Liquid - Even Though It's Blistering Hot

Earth's inner core is solid and blistering hot. For decades, scientists have known the inner core is solid thanks to the pioneering work of Danish seismologist Inge Lehmann, who first proposed its ...
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Earth’s core may be layered like an onion, new study suggests

Deep beneath our feet, far beyond the reach of any drill, new research suggests that Earth’s center is far more intricate ...
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There Might Be A Giant Donut At The Edge Of The Earth’s Core

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
Science Daily

Earth’s inner core exists only because of carbon

This is the only known composition that could explain both the nucleation and observed size of the inner core. This result indicates that carbon may be more abundant in Earth's core than previously ...
Phys.org

Earth's inner core: Nobody knows exactly what it's made of, but now we've started to uncover the truth

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...
The Conversation

Seismic echoes reveal a mysterious ‘donut’ inside Earth’s core

Hrvoje Tkalčić receives funding from the Australian Research Council. About 2,890 kilometres beneath our feet lies a gigantic ball of liquid metal: our planet’s core. Scientists like me use the ...