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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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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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Why is the Earth's core still hot after billions of years?
Heat from planet formation, radioactive decay of some elements, and friction between layers keep the Earth's core at extremely high temperatures after 4.5 billion years.
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Discovered another world full of 'snow' falling right inside the Earth
Strange signals from deep inside the Earth have helped scientists identify a utopian world 3,000km below the surface, where silicon-rich snow is falling.
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Scientists think that these are the eight most likely cases of life eradication
Our planet's lifespan is certainly several billion years away, but its existence is also fragile.
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Find out the mysterious origin of the
For decades, scientists have worked out the mystery of the origin of neutrinos, or
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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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The Earth's magnetic field is more than half a year old
New research shows that the Earth's solid iron core forms a magnetic field that formed about 1.5 billion years ago and the Earth's magnetic field will last about a billi…
Environment
Earth turns slower because of global warming
The ice melts due to global warming causing the Earth to rotate more slowly and become longer.