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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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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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'Strange mushroom-shaped object' is rising, splitting an Earth continent in two
Geophysicists have found a surprising reason why a famous continental rift is rapidly widening.
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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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Mystery of hollow structures and treasures inside the Himalayas
The Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, have been the target of explorers and explorers since ancient times.
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Supercontinent causes Earth's mantle to split in two
The Earth's mantle was split into two regions, the African region and the Pacific region, when the supercontinent Pangaea broke apart.
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Earth swallows itself and 'chokes' in the Pacific Ocean?
Unusual seismic data in the Pacific Ocean has revealed a mysterious giant structure that burrowed into the Earth since the time of the dinosaurs.
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Origin of ultra-pure Golconda diamonds
The famous transparent and sparkling Golconda diamonds may originate from volcanic quarries 300km from where they are mined.
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The moon has transformed, turned inside out
The celestial body we are seeing in the sky may not be the original Moon.
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Earth's ancient secrets revealed at the bottom of the Philippine sea
A 50-million-year-old geological treasure buried beneath the Philippine Sea Plate preserves fascinating data about the Earth's mantle.
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What will make the Earth cool in the future?
One day, all the heat on the planet will be lost due to a mineral called Bridgmanite.
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47 'swamp swamp shiver': Clues to dead aliens
Hellish currents have just been identified beneath a planet that is thought to have once had life but is now extinct.
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The Earth's core shows signs of leaking in Hawaii
The mystery of the 'ultra-low-velocity zone' - a mysterious mass of matter located in the deep mantle of the Earth that seismic waves seem to be 'tied' when traveling ho…
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Half-billion-year-old 'zombie' burrows into the Earth's heart, trapped between diamonds
New research has revealed how the explosion of life 541 million years ago left incredible traces deep in the Earth's interior, where the mantle is covered with diamonds.
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The Earth's interior is cooling faster than expected
4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was covered with molten rock (magma) deep in the ocean, creating extreme temperatures common on its surface.