Researchers have found evidence for a distinct 'innermost inner core' at the center of Earth, challenging the long-held four-layer model of the planet’s structure. Seismic wave analysis reveals a ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The beginnings of a strange layer of molten rock deep inside the Earth ...

Scientists discover hidden "ghost plume" that is so powerful that it is physically warping the internal layers of the planet ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Earth's inner layers have just got a bit more complicated, with scientists discovering a whole new inner core within the ...

Scientists have long wondered what lies at the very center of the Earth, and the latest research is putting weight behind a theory that our planet has a distinct ball of iron within its metallic core.

Earth's crust ranges from 5 to 70 kilometers in thickness and serves as the planet's outermost layer. This thin shell represents less than one percent of Earth's total mass, yet it's the only layer we ...

The past few centuries have yielded an abundance of information about Earth's atmosphere, from the weather that manifests in the troposphere and stratosphere to the vast amounts of heat absorbed by ...