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Earth's core may start rotating in reverse
New research published on January 23 in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that changes in the rotation of the Earth's inner core could occur within the next few deca…
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Ancient ocean floor discovered surrounding Earth's core
Scientists have found an ancient ocean floor deep inside the Earth with mountains five times taller than Mount Everest through seismic data.
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Why can't humans feel the temperature inside the Earth when it's 6,000 degrees Celsius?
The temperature of the Earth's core is about 6,000 degrees Celsius, higher than the surface temperature of the Sun. Furthermore, the Earth's core is larger than the core…
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Earth's inner core is 'deforming' discovered
Scientists have just made a surprising new discovery: The Earth's inner core is not only changing its rotation speed, but may also be deforming.
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An 'other world' lurking right inside the Earth
The place long thought to be a boring iron block deep inside the Earth could be a very complex world, research from the University of Hawaii (USA) asserts.
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The possibility of life is wiped out when the core of the Earth cools down
The cooling core of the Earth will follow the magnetic field and the atmosphere disappears, threatening the existence of every creature on the planet.
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The deeper you go into the Earth's core, the higher the temperature: Why is that?
The surface of the Earth is covered with a stone shell, several tens of kilometers thick. The deeper you go into the ground, the higher the temperature.
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Hot lava rivers like the Sun flow from Canada to Russia
A research team found that molten lava flows through 9000 and Russia, 420 km wide and nearly as high as the Sun.
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10 interesting facts about Earth you may not know
The Earth is not only a place where people can live - but is also known as the origin of life and the only planet in existence.
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The Earth may have swallowed its planet
British researchers make new assumptions that Earth was
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Decipher the mystery of the Earth's inner core
Geologists found that the Earth's core contained a separate core structure, with crystals in another direction.
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Detecting Earth core layers rotate in different directions
According to a new study by British and Swiss scientists, the Earth's core is more complex than we think with layers rotating in different directions.
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Earth's core temperature is unexpectedly high
Scientists from the French National Institute of Technology Research (CEA), France's National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and European Synchrotron Radiation Ap…
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The mystery about the Earth has not been answered
Although humans are living on Earth with advances in science and technology, there are countless mysteries around this planet that scientists still cannot explain.
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Ancient water 4.6 billion years hidden thousands of kilometers underground
Scientists for the first time found water molecules at the time of new Earth formation about 4.6 billion years ago under a depth of 2,900km in the ground.