New simulation methods reveal insights into the Earth's core and promise advances in neuromorphic computing for artificial ...

New simulations reveal deeper insights into Earth's core and magnetic field, with future implications for technology and AI.

Iron, the most abundant element by mass on Earth, reveals a fascinating complexity under extreme conditions of temperature ...

How does the Earth generate its magnetic field? While the basic mechanisms seem to be understood, many details remain ...

which moves very slowly as a result of convection currents driven by heat energy from the hot core. The outer core is liquid iron and nickel and generates the Earth's magnetic field. And the inner ...

Electrically charged, liquid iron flows around the solid inner core driven by Earth's rotation and convection currents. These ...

Think of the Earth ... the outer core rises into the mantle above. There, it swaps places with cooler, denser mantle material, which sinks into the core below. This is known as convection.

Mantle Convection in the Earth and Planets is a comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of mantle convection within the Earth, the terrestrial planets, the Moon, and the Galilean satellites of Jupiter.

As the hot current nears the crust, it begins to cool and sink back towards the core. As the magma sinks, it drags the plates across the surface of the Earth. Where convection currents push plates ...