Earth’s molten iron core unexpectedly reversed direction beneath the Pacific, revealing a dramatic change in the hidden ...

Earth's inner core is filled with a rare material known as 'extreme hydrogen', a study has claimed.

A broad region of liquid iron beneath the equatorial Pacific reversed direction in 2010, switching from a weak westward flow ...

While Earth's core consists mostly of iron, its density implies that lighter elements are also mixed in. Because hydrogen is ...

A study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a new constraint on the chemistry of Earth's core, by showing how it was able to ...

What is the speed and timing of the Earth’s inner core cooling? This is what a recent study published in Nature Communications hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated the composition ...

Something unexpected happened nearly 1,800 miles beneath the Pacific Ocean. Around 2010, a broad flow of iron-rich liquid at ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A new study shows a dramatic reversal of flow in the liquid outer core beneath the Pacific Ocean from a weak westward direction to a strong eastward ...

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 magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...

Deep beneath the Pacific near the equator, Earth’s outer core now flows east instead of west. Dynamics deeper within our planet’s core may help explain the change and what to expect in the near future ...

Cartoon of the Earth with cutaway showing the mantle and inner and outer core. Magnetic field lines produced by the geodynamo extend into space and interact with the solar wind. The iron-rich core at ...