The rotation of Earth’s inner core may have paused and it could even go into reverse, new research suggests.. The Earth is formed of the crust, the mantle and the inner and outer cores. The ...

Earth's inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction as the rest of the planet and might even be rotating the other way, research suggested on Monday.

Imagine Earth’s inner core — the dense center of our planet — as a heavy, metal ballerina. This iron-rich dancer is capable of pirouetting at ever-changing speeds.

Scientists have discovered that our planet's core has been rotating at a slower rate for nearly 15 years -- and it could mean longer days for some. The wheel of time isn't turning like it used to.

The Earth’s inner core is separated from the rest of the planet by its liquid outer core, so it rotates at a different pace and direction. Search for: Science ...

USC scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery about the nature of Earth’s enigmatic inner core, revealing for the first time that this 1,500-mile-wide ball of iron and nickel is changing.

Earth's inner core is a roughly moon-size chunk of solid iron and nickel that lies more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometers) below our feet. It is surrounded by the outer core — a superhot layer ...

Earth’s inner core is surprisingly soft, and wiggling iron atoms may help explain why. The innermost part of our planet is a solid iron ball smaller than the moon and almost as hot as the ...

Earthquake data hint that the inner core stopped rotating faster than the rest of the planet in 2009, but not all researchers agree. Thousands of kilometres beneath your feet, Earth’s interior ...

Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found. The discovery resolves a long-simmering controversy about what’s happening at the heart of the planet — which was long thought to ...

The latest discoveries about the inner core have fueled vigorous disagreements among the world’s top Earth scientists and given rise to competing theories of varying credibility, Vidale says.

The inner core is the deepest of Earth’s geological layers. The crust — the layer that we live on — is just a few miles thick. Below that, filling up 84 percent of the planet, is the 1,800 ...