The ancient philosopher Plato posited the shapes of the building blocks of the universe. According to him, the earth was formed of cubes. Researchers now find a fundamental truth in that premise.

The ancient philosopher Plato posited the shapes of the building blocks of the universe. According to him, the earth was formed of cubes. In new research, Douglas Jerolmack of the University of ...

N ot only is Earth's inner core spinning and growing, but it's also changing shape, according to new research. Our planet's ...

The shape of the moon deviates from a simple sphere in ways that scientists have struggled to explain. A new study by researchers at UC Santa Cruz shows that most of the moon’s overall shape can be ...

A new study has found evidence that the Earth's inner core may have changed shape. Far from taking place over geological timescales, the changes appear to have taken place within the last two decades.

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward, Earth’s inner core in changing shape.

Scientists have discovered that Earth's inner core, previously thought to be solid and unchanging, has experienced significant shape changes over the past 20 years. Through advanced seismic ...

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Earth is a globe shape that curves. Earth's curve is directly observable, but because of Earth's size, observers have to get about 40 miles above the surface to see it, Jason Steffen, a ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept ...

Tidal heating and tidal-rotational deformation had similar effects on the moon’s overall shape, giving it a slight lemon shape with a bulge on the side facing the Earth and another bulge on the ...