Earth's inner layers have just got a bit more complicated, with scientists discovering a whole new inner core within the center of the planet. Research released on February 21 in the journal Nature ...

They believe this is a new layer of Earth’s interior found globally. The discovery could help determine how tectonic plates move. Scientists have found Hell on Earth. Well, more accurately: Hell in ...

New results from NASA satellite data show that space weather—the changing conditions in space driven by the sun—can heat up Earth's hottest and highest atmospheric layer. The findings, published in ...

The layers of Earth provide geologists and geophysicists clues to how Earth formed, the layers that make up other planetary bodies, the source of Earth's resources, and much more. Modern advances have ...

SALT LAKE CITY, March 23, 2015 - By crushing minerals between diamonds, a University of Utah study suggests the existence of an unknown layer inside Earth: part of the lower mantle where the rock gets ...

The beginnings of a strange layer of molten rock deep inside the Earth may have finally been figured out by geoscientists. This layer, known as the D" layer, is about 1,900 miles underneath 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.

There is more to the Earth than what we can see on the surface. In fact, if you were able to hold the Earth in your hand and slice it in half, you'd see that it has multiple layers. But of course, the ...

thermal characteristics (temperature changes), chemical composition, movement, and density. Each of the layers are bounded by "pauses" where the greatest changes in thermal characteristics, chemical ...

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Google has made some big changes to the layers! First the layers have been re-organized substantially. You may have to hunt a bit to find things under new folders. For example: Featured Content is now ...