Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

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What lies at the center of the Earth? The answer keeps changing.

Earth’s inner core is less solid than previously thought

The surface of the Earth’s inner core may be changing, according to a new study from scientists that detected structural changes near the planet’s center.

Earth’s inner core isn’t just slowing; it’s also shape-shifting, study finds

Scientists discover yet another change to Earth’s inner core: its shape

Santorini is at the center of a mystery: Why do earthquakes keep shaking the island?

Scientists find giant magma reservoirs hidden beneath dormant volcanoes in the Cascades

Sierra Lynn Henry

Ying Dai

Xin Zhou