Tag: core dynamics
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Earth’s Buttery Core: A New State of Matter Unveiled
Introduction: A Core Mystery Deep Beneath Our Feet Earth’s inner and outer cores have long fascinated scientists who study how our planet moves, protects itself, and sustains life. Recent research suggests that the solid heart of Earth may behave in surprising ways, softer than previously imagined and perhaps closer to a new state of matter.…
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Electric Heartbeat Reverses Course: A Surprising Twist in Earth’s Magnetic Field
New Findings Upend Long-Standing Assumptions For decades, scientists have described Earth’s magnetic field as a dynamic shield generated by the liquid iron in our planet’s outer core. A recent study, however, suggests that the field’s electric heartbeat—the flow of magnetic energy within the core—travels in the opposite direction to what traditional models predicted. This reversal…