Ancient helium that became trapped in Earth’s core when our planet formed billions of years ago may be leaking from lava flows, according to researchers.

If the late veneer theory is right, then most elements that make up life arrived on Earth sometime after the Earth’s core had formed. Get the Space.com Newsletter ...

Iron Dominates Earth's Core. If we could sort and weigh all the elements across the entire planet, iron would account for ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

Earth's core is rich with gold, and it's leaking out through the mantle and into the crust, new research has found. A new study of isotopes found in the volcanic rock that oozed out from deep ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

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 ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...

Scientists discovered the true age of Earth's core, and it's older than they thought. Over the years, approximations for our planet's inner core have been all over the board, but most recently ...