Scientists astounded as new hidden world discovered inside Earths core ( Science News )

Scientists astounded as new hidden world discovered inside Earth s core ( Science News ) SCIENTISTS studying the inner workings of the planet were astounded to discover a new hidden world deep inside of the Earth. The groundbreaking discovery has challenged decades worth of accepted science about the Earth s solid inner core. Earth s inner core, the innermost of the planet s layer, is understood to be a mostly solid ball of iron and nickel measuring about 760 miles (1, 220km) across. Found about 3, 200 miles beneath the Earth s surface, the core is responsible for generating the planet s magnetic field. Since the Fifties, scientists have generally agreed the inner core is solid and surrounded by a layer of liquid metal. But according to new research published at the University of Hawai i, the solid core might be a lot mushier than previously suspected. A team led by Rhett Butler, a geophysicist at the Univer