Earth's Heart: Frozen but Flowing

Earth's Heart: Frozen but Flowing

Beneath the intense pressures and blistering temperatures of Earth’s deepest realms lies a revelation that is reshaping our understanding of the planet’s inner sanctum. The Earth’s inner core, a solid iron–light element alloy sphere that endures pressures exceeding 3.3 million atmospheres and temperatures rivaling the Sun’s surface, has long defied straightforward explanation. Despite its solid state, seismic observations reveal it behaves anoma…