A new study reveals that the Earth's inner core is undergoing a structural transformation. A new study by USC scientists, ...

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Earth's inner core has changed shape over the past 20 years. A team of scientists studied the core's behavior to understand why its rotation slowed down ...

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A research team led by Prof. An Zhisheng and Prof. Zhou Weijian from the Institute of Earth Environment of the Chinese ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

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There's a lot more to Earth than meets the eye. Far from being just a roundish rock barreling through space, our planet is composed of several layers held together by intense forces of gravity.

Most volcanoes are born along fault lines that intersect Earth's tectonic plates, because this is where the planet's crust is weakest and magma from the mantle can easily rise to the surface.

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The Conversation Africa asked volcano researcher Amdemichael Tadesse to explain what’s happening below the earth’s surface. How common is it for quakes in Ethiopia to trigger volcanic eruptions?