Gold is escaping from Earth’s core and other wild things we learned about the planet in 2025

With findings on Earth’s polar extremes and its innermost core, scientists shaped how we look at the planet in 2025 in ...
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Scientists discover onion-like layering in Earth’s inner core

Earth’s inner core has long challenged researchers because seismic waves do not move through it uniformly. Compressional ...
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Earth’s core is leaking vast amounts of gold through the mantle, study finds

Researchers at Göttingen University have uncovered new evidence that some of Earth’s most precious metals began their journey ...
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Supercooling of Earth's inner core may finally reveal how old it is

Deep beneath our feet, at a staggering depth of over 5,100km, lies Earth's inner core — a solid ball of iron and nickel that plays a crucial role in shaping the conditions we experience on the surface ...
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A reservoir of gold lies hidden in Earth’s core. Scientists say it’s leaking

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Gold and other ...
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Earth's inner core: Nobody knows exactly what it's made of, but now we've started to uncover the truth

The iron-rich core at the center of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth's evolution. The core not only powers the magnetic field which shields our atmosphere and oceans from solar radiation, ...
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What if Earth had no core holding it together?

Deep under the crust and mantle of our Earth lies its core. Earth’s core was formed during the Iron Catastrophe, a major ...
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‘It’s almost science fiction’: Scientists say the shape of Earth’s inner core is changing

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Scientists who just ...
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Gold and precious metals leaking from Earth's core to the surface, scientists say

Gold and other precious metals are leaking from Earth’s core into the layers above, eventually making their way up to the surface during the formation of volcanic islands like Hawaii, a new study ...