A river of molten iron, more than 2,000 kilometers below the surface, appears to have pulled off something Earth scientists ...

No one knows why the river of liquid iron flowing 1,400 miles beneath our feet just reversed course.

Scientists discovered a mysterious reversal in Earth’s molten core flow beneath the Pacific using satellite data from space.

"The large-scale flow reversal beneath the Pacific raises new questions about the behavior of Earth's deep interior," ...

Scientists are working to solve a mystery of Earth’s molten outer core, which lies more than 2,000 kilometers beneath our ...

The liquid iron in Earth's outer core doesn't always behave as expected. When it changed direction in an unexplained way, ESA ...

Deep beneath the Pacific near the equator, Earth’s outer core now flows east instead of west. Dynamics deeper within our planet’s core may help explain the change and what to expect in the near future ...

Earth cross section showing the classic distinction between crust, mantle and core. But new research shows Earth's structure is far more complicated and may change over time. Analyzing an unusual ...

LONDON — Picture all of Earth's oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth's core, possibly ...

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Earth's magnetic field is generated by the churn of its liquid nickel-iron outer core, but it is not a constant feature. Every so often, the magnetic north and south poles swap places in what are ...

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