Lopsided Growth at the Earth's Core
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 07:01
in Earth & Climate
What has twisted the Earth`s core so asymmetrically out of shape? That question has been a long-standing mystery for scientists, but two new studies are shining some light on the geodynamic processes that have shaped the core of our planet over the millennia, researchers report in the April 16 issue of Science.