Scientists spot ‘hot, dense structures’ hiding near Earth’s core

[Mike Wehner]

• Geophysicists have detected large structures hiding near the boundary between Earth's mantle and core.
• These structures, which are areas of surprisingly dense rock, were mapped using data gathered from thousands of seismic events such as Earthquakes.
• The scientists used an AI algorithm to help make sense of the data and reveal the hidden features lurking far below the surface.

There are scientific disciplines that focus on just about every aspect of our natural world that you can think of. From the farthest reaches of space to the deepest points in the ocean, someone, somewhere, is trying to advance mankind's collective knowledge. One area of science that doesn't usually grab headlines is the study of the Earth's guts, but that's about to change.

A new paper published by geophysicists at the University of Maryland describes the discovery of previously unknown structures surrounding Earth's core. The research was published in the journal Science.

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