Earth’s Core May Be Reversing Direction

According to a study published on Monday in Nature Geoscience, the Earth's core may be reversing direction on a regular cycle.

Unexpected new research that used seismic waves from earthquakes to explore the planet's deepest regions suggests that the inner core of Earth has recently stopped spinning and may now be rotating in the opposite direction.

The astounding findings imply that Earth's centre pauses and reverses course in a regular cycle lasting between 60 and 70 years. This find...

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