Earth’s core has often been described as just a giant ball of iron and nickel. Now, a new study argues that it is also a ...
A team of researchers has produced the strongest experimental evidence yet that Earth’s iron core holds enormous quantities ...
With an estimated 6 sextillion kilograms of the stuff—that’s 21 zeroes by the way—the Earth’s core is another example of why hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe.
Scientists have long known that Earth's core is mostly made of iron, but the density is not high enough for it to be pure ...
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 study ...