Scientists astounded as ’new hidden world’ discovered inside Earth’s 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