Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be more malleable than expected and has changed shape in recent years ...

The highest point from the Earth's center isn’t Everest, but the peak of a volcano in Ecuador. This episode breaks down the real geometry of our planet and why it matters in space science. More ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward, Earth’s inner core in changing shape.

Earth’s inner core, a solid metal ball gyrating within the molten outer core, may be both slowing down and changing shape. Recent analyses of earthquake waves have suggested that around 15 years ago, ...

Earth’s core is transforming, which could affect the length of our 24-hour day, ... The waveforms, or shapes, of some of the seismic signals changed between 2004 and 2008.

The Earth is an oblate spheroid.That is, a sphere that is not perfect, as it is flattened at the poles and bulging at the equator This shape is the real one for several reasons: the diametral ...

A new study from USC scientists reveals Earth's inner core is undergoing structural transformation. Earth's inner core is slowing — and shape-shifting — USC study finds - Los Angeles Times ...

Scientists have uncovered new information about the Earth's core: it may not be completely solid. Instead, its center may be more malleable than expected and has changed shape in recent years ...