Scientists in China recently made a discovery that every 8.5 years, the Earth’s inner core wobbles around its rotational axis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This shift is likely caused by a tiny misalignment between the inner core and the Earth’s mantle\u2014the layer below the Earth’s crust, according to the researchers’ new study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This newfound tilt in the inner core could eventually lead to a change in the shape and motion of the liquid core, leading to a potential shift in Earth’s magnetic field, according to the study published Dec. 8 in the journal Nature Communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The discovery could help researchers understand the dynamics between Earth’s inner core and processes that impact humanity, from earthquakes to changes in the magnetic field.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Scientists in China recently made a discovery that every 8.5 years, the Earth’s inner core wobbles around its rotational axis. This shift is likely caused by a tiny misalignment between the inner core and the Earth’s mantle\u2014the layer below the Earth’s crust, according to the researchers’ new study. This newfound tilt in the inner core …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":100232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6432,6431],"class_list":["post-100231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-earths-core-wobbles","tag-earths-magnetic-field"],"yoast_head":"\n