{"id":409627,"date":"2022-02-25T01:09:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T22:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scientists-discover-new-baffling-substance-in-earths-core\/"},"modified":"2022-02-25T01:09:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-24T22:09:36","slug":"scientists-discover-new-baffling-substance-in-earths-core","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scientists-discover-new-baffling-substance-in-earths-core\/","title":{"rendered":"#Scientists discover new baffling substance in Earth&#8217;s core"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Scientists discover new baffling substance in Earth&#8217;s core<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Earth\u2019s core is not solid nor liquid as we have long believed but something \u201cquite abnormal,\u201d scientists have claimed.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, they believe it\u2019s a weird mix of elements that make it a bit of both.<\/p>\n<p>Or as experts have called it, a \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-021-04361-x\">superionic state.<\/a>\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Deep within lies a concoction of \u201clighter\u201d elements, alongside superheated solid and liquid states.<\/p>\n<p>These include\u00a0hydrogen, oxygen\u00a0and carbon molecules, swirling around in a grid-like lattice of iron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is quite abnormal,\u201d Professor He Yu, who lead the research said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe solidification of iron at the inner core boundary does not change the mobility of these light elements, and the convection of light elements is continuous in the inner core.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures are thought to be well over 5,500 degrees celsius, which is around the same scorching heat you can expect on the Sun\u2019s surface.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists aren\u2019t able to study the Earth\u2019s core directly to make their findings.<\/p>\n<p>So instead they cleverly turned to earthquake data.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"990\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Royalty free 3d rendering of a photorealistic earth with a slice cut out. \" class=\"wp-image-21325376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Scientists found that a weird mix of elements that make the Earth\u2019s center both solid and liquid.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the discovery leaves more questions than answers.<\/p>\n<p>Many curious minds are now wondering, \u201cWhy is it like this?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not least of all, it could help our understanding of the Earth\u2019s magnetic field.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"Earth's interior structure and superionic inner core\" class=\"wp-image-21325386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/02\/earths-core-1.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Scientists aren\u2019t able to study the Earth\u2019s core directly to make their findings because of extremely high temperatures.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">IGCAS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think more studies are needed to explain other seismic features, such as seismic anisotropy,\u00a0in the inner core,\u201d Professor Yu added.<\/p>\n<p>The research was published in the Nature journal.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; 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