The iron-rich core at the center 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, ...

Seismic waves passing through Earth's inner core have revealed much about our planet's iron center: how it's changing shape, reversing its spin, is weirdly textured, and contains an unusual state of ...

Deep beneath our feet, far below the crust and mantle, researchers now argue that matter behaves in a way that does not fit the familiar categories of solid or liquid. At the center of Earth, they say ...

Earth's inner core, the solid iron-rich mass at the center of our planet, is slowly growing as the surrounding molten outer core cools and freezes. But this process has been a source of debate amongst ...

Gold and other precious metals are leaking from Earth’s core into the layers above, eventually making their way up to the surface during the formation of volcanic islands like Hawaii, a new study ...

The world’s largest stash of gold isn't at Fort Knox: It's locked away in Earth’s core. Now, new research from Göttingen University in Germany suggests that some gold might be leaking from the core ...