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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 than a simple metal ball. Instead of a single solid sphere, the inner core ...
EurekAlert!

Doughnut-shaped region found inside Earth’s core deepens understanding of planet’s magnetic field

ANU geophysicist Professor Hrvoje Tkalčić says that the dynamics of Earth's magnetic field is an area of strong interest in the scientific community. A doughnut-shaped region thousands of kilometres ...
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Earth’s core may have an onion-like structure scientists never knew existed

There may be hidden layers to Earth’s core dictated by chemical composition. In A Nutshell Lab experiments suggest Earth’s ...
The Conversation

The Earth’s inner core is a total mystery – here’s how we’re starting to solve it

Alfred Wilson-Spencer receives funding from NERC grants NE/T000228/1 and NE/V010867/1. Deep beneath our feet, at a staggering depth of over 5,100km, lies Earth’s inner core — a solid ball of iron and ...
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 ...
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Refining The Estimate Of The Amount Of Carbon In Earth’s Outer Core

New research from Florida State University and Rice University is providing a better estimate of the amount of carbon in the Earth’s outer core, and the work suggests the core could be the planet’s ...