Earth’s Core Is Changing Shape
A new study shows that the inner core changed shape in just a few decades, challenging previous assumptions and revealing ...
Two buried ‘supercontinents’ hiding inside Earth could be much older than previously thought
Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...
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A Mysterious Wave-Like Structure in Our Galaxy Found to Be Slowly Slithering
Gaia is a spacecraft that shares Earth's orbit around ... that makes up the Radcliffe Wave. Extrapolating from this ...
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Forces deep underground seem to be deforming Earth's inner core
Seismic waves suggest the planet's solid inner core is being pulled out of shape – and it has undergone these changes over ...
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The Earth’s Mantle is Far More Dynamic and Chaotic Than We Thought
Many people envision Earth’s structure as a tidy ... scientists can map anomalies in the mantle, like faster wave speeds indicating colder, denser materials, or slower speeds suggesting hotter ...
Scientists discover yet another change to Earth’s inner core: Its shape
Scientists found that the inner core’s structure changes as it rotates. It deforms at its border, potentially accumulating ...
Recordings from South Sandwich Islands reveal the earth's core is changing
Research reveals structural changes in the inner core's surface, indicated by differences in seismic wave pairs.
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Structure of the Earth
The Earth has a layered structure, including the core, mantle and crust. The crust and upper mantle are cracked into large pieces called tectonic plates. These plates move slowly, but can cause ...
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P and S waves' paths through Earth
A surface wave travels along the surface of the Earth. It is the slowest of the three types of seismic wave. Surface waves usually have larger amplitude than the other waves and cause the most damage.