As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down and even stopped moving ...

New simulations show carbon enabled Earth’s inner core to solidify under realistic cooling, solving the nucleation paradox.

Researchers used atomic-scale computer simulations to discover the importance of carbon in forming a solid planetary core.

New research reveals that carbon made it possible for Earth’s molten core to freeze into a solid heart, stabilizing the magnetic field that protects our planet. Without it, Earth’s deep interior — and ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Leeds, and University College London has identified a ...

It seems the Earth's core may contain more carbon than previously assumed, which changes how we understand its evolution.

The solid inner core at the center of the Earth, surrounded by the outer core, mantle and crust. Here’s why: While it is well known that a material must be at or below its freezing temperature to be ...

Scientists revealed Wednesday that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...

Scientists have discovered that Mars has an interior structure similar to Earth's. Results from NASA's InSight mission ...