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Scientists found a small asteroid visitor near Earth, and it may be a chunk of the MoonA small space rock, 2024 PT5, is fascinating scientists with its Earth-like orbit. Researchers now suggest it might be a piece of the Moon....
Quote of the Day by Plato: ‘The soul takes nothing with her to the next world but her…’ Greek philosopher throws light on life after deathPlato, an influential ancient Greek philosopher and founder of the Academy, believed that true value lies in education and virtue, not mate...
Scientists Thought This Ancient Ocean Floor Was Destroyed Forever: Until Hidden Rocks Revealed a Lost Piece of Earth’s Earliest CrustScientists have unearthed evidence of Earth's ancient oceanic crust, older than four billion years, hidden within modern continental rocks ...
Scientists thought this ancient supercontinent broke apart slowly: new research suggests Earth tore itself open far faster than expectedRecent studies reveal that the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana around 180 million years ago was more violent and rapid than previous...
Scientists Say Earth’s Inner Core May Have Slowed and Shifted Direction: But It’s Not the Dramatic Change Headlines SuggestScientists have found Earth's inner core rotation is not constant. It sometimes spins faster or slower than the outer layers, and can even ...
Quote of the day by American rapper Kendrick Lamar: 'Everybody wants to figure out how complicated life is and break it down. Until we finally go back down to the simplest word love'Kendrick Lamar made history in 2018 by becoming the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize and made his place as a powerful voice in modern m...
Scientists Have Found Vast “Hidden Oceans” Deep Beneath the PacificAstonishing scientific findings reveal vast water deposits trapped deep within Earth's mantle, hundreds of kilometers below the Pacific Oce...
The Earth’s Core Is Slowing Down: Why Your Days Might Get Slightly LongerEarth's inner core, once rotating faster than the surface, has begun to slow, impacting day length by fractions of a second. This subtle sh...
Earth’s Inner Core Is Changing Speed: Here’s What That Means for Day LengthEarth's solid inner core has begun to slow its rotation relative to the surface, a shift detected through seismic data. This subtle change,...
Earth's inner core is changing. Here's what the study has foundRecent research suggests Earth's inner core, primarily composed of iron and nickel, may not be entirely solid. Scientists observed shape al...
Earth's inner core slows down: New research unveils 70-year cycleResearchers have confirmed that Earth's inner core, a solid metal ball spinning independently within our planet, has slowed down significan...
Scientists confirm that the core of the Earth is moving slowly and backwards. Here are the detailsScientists who study the Earth have confirmed that the core of the Earth is moving so slowly that it is actually moving backwards. A team o...
Earth's core rotation reverses direction, effects of this phenomenal change on the planetThe Earth's inner core has suddenly slowed down and started its rotation along the reverse direction, researchers have found. This raises a...
Day length set to change? A new research says Earth’s inner core 'unambiguously' slowing downA new study has found that Earth's inner core began to slow its rotation relative to the planet's surface in 2010, potentially altering the...
Earth’s inner core: A shifting, spinning mystery’s latest twistOne idea is that two titanic forces are battling for control over the world's heart.
Earth’s inner core may be spinning in ‘opposite direction’, says studyEarth’s inner core, which is roughly 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles) below the surface, seems to have been spinning in the opposite directio...
Earth's inner core is solid, softer than thought: StudyResearchers at The Australian National University (ANU) came up with a way to detect shear waves, or "J waves" in the inner core -- a type ...
Earth's inner core was formed 1-1.5 billion years agoEarth's inner core was formed 1-1.5 billion years ago as it "froze" from the surrounding molten iron outer core, scientists from University...
Earth's inner core has its own inner coreThe team used a technology that gathers data not from the initial shock of an earthquake, but from the waves that resonate in the earthquak...
Most of Earth's carbon hidden in inner coreAs much as two-thirds of Earth's carbon may be hidden in the inner core, making it the planet's largest carbon reservoir, according to a ne...