Deep beneath the Earth lies a mysterious and powerful force. A wellspring of nuclear energy which could one day rip us apart.

All of our civilization exists only a thin layer of Earth's surface, and our deepest mines barely scratch our planet. We ...

A trio of physicists, two with Coventry University, in the U.K., and the third with Laboratoire National des Champs ...

This appears to be the case, to a rather stunning extent, in the instance of the reporting this week around new findings that researchers say shows the rotation of Earth’s inner core is slowing ...

Thanks to a new study proves that Earth's inner core since 2010 has been rotating more slowly than usual. This intriguing ...

The Earth’s core is leaking. At least, that seems to be the consensus of researchers behind a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The researchers say that ancient lava flows ...

A University of Minnesota professor said the Earth’s inner core hasn’t stopped but has slowed down in response to a CNN article published Jan. 26 titled “Earth’s Core May Have Stopped Turning and ...

The Earth's mysterious core is crucial to every part of life on our planet. This furnace of molten metal, which lies about 1,800 miles beneath our feet, keeps our atmosphere intact and protects us ...

A new mysterious donut-shaped region has been discovered in Earth's core by scientists at the Australian National University.

Scientists have calculated the Earth to be 4.54 billion years old, with an uncertainty of 50 million years on either side.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A single rotation of our planet takes 24 hours and constitutes a day.

solid ball at the center of our planet has been reducing its speed for years as part of an oscillating cycle Rudy Molinek A new study suggests more solar radiation reached Earth while the magnetic ...