Earth's solid inner core is 'surprisingly soft' thanks to hyperactive atoms jostling around

Atoms within the enormous ball of iron in Earth's inner core may move around much more than previously thought, which could explain recent findings about the core's surprising softness.

Earth's solid inner core is 'surprisingly soft' thanks to hyperactive atoms jostling around
Atoms within the enormous ball of iron in Earth's inner core may move around much more than previously thought, which could explain recent findings about the core's surprising softness.