A seismic wave generated by Japan's devastating 2011 magnitude 9.0 Tohoku-Oki earthquake travelled nearly 2,900 kilometres to ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Where Earth got most of its water is a subject of debate, but a new study suggests that the planet’s largest reservoir of hydrogen is not the ocean, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth's Core Holds a Vast Reservoir of Gold, And It's Leaking Toward The Surface Earth's core is rich with gold, and it's leaking ...

The Earth's inner core was once liquid, but has turned solid over time. As the Earth gradually cools, the inner core expands outwards at the surrounding iron-rich liquid "freezes." That said, it is ...

It was a journey to the center of the Earth, if only for the briefest of moments. But rather than tunneling thousands of ...

Scientists have discovered that seismic waves traveling to Earth’s core and back caused almost all of Japan to shift eastward after the 2011 earthquake.

Earth’s core is apparently a bit leakier than scientists expected. In a new study published in Nature, researchers describe evidence that traces of precious metals from Earth’s metallic core, ...

Researchers at Göttingen University have uncovered new evidence that some of Earth's most precious metals began their journey far deeper than once thought. Working with volcanic rocks from ocean ...

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Earth’s inner core is changing shape, scientists have found. The discovery resolves a long-simmering controversy about what’s happening at the heart of the planet — which was long thought to be solid ...