The distance from the Earth's surface to its center is almost 4,000 miles—but our planet's structure is not uniform and is actually made up of several different layers, some of which are hotter than ...

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth's history. Our history. Research shows there are little-known ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Earth might have more layers than scientists thought. New research finds that there may be a ...

An earthquake in Alaska causing seismic waves to penetrate the Earth’s innermost inner core. Credit: Drew Whitehouse, Son Phạm and Hrvoje Tkalčic. Data captured from seismic waves caused by ...

An odd rock layer that spans 20 kilometres under the Bermuda has been discovered, which has left scientists baffled. The rock's 'level of thickness' has never been witnessed in any other layer in the ...

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth's history. Our history. Research shows there are little-known ...