Constraining the core's composition is essential for understanding Earth accretion, core
formation and the sustainment of Earth's magnetic field. Earth's outer and inner core exhibit …

Active research is ongoing that investigates the properties of matter under extreme pressure.
Such condensed matter is found inside planets at millions of atmospheres and thousands of …

We demonstrate that the deep volatile storage capacity of magma oceans has significant
implications for the bulk composition, interior, and climate state inferred from exoplanet mass …

The conduction of heat through minerals and melts at extreme pressures and temperatures
is of central importance to the evolution and dynamics of planets. In the cooling Earth's core …

Studies of the Earth's atmosphere have shown that more than 90% of the expected amount
of Xe is depleted, a finding often referred to as the 'missing Xe paradox'. Although several …

Earth continuously generates a dipole magnetic field in its convecting liquid outer core by a
self-sustained dynamo action. Metallic iron is a dominant component of the outer core, so its …

Ultralow velocity zones (ULVZs) are the most anomalous structures within the Earth's
interior; however, given the wide range of associated characteristics (thickness and …

Over the past 60 years, the diamond anvil cell (DAC) has been developed into a widespread
high static pressure device. The adaptation of laboratory and synchrotron analytical …

Earth's inner core is predominantly composed of solid iron (Fe) and displays intriguing
properties such as strong shear softening and an ultrahigh Poisson's ratio. Insofar, physical …

The Earth's core is about ten per cent less dense than pure iron (Fe), suggesting that it
contains light elements as well as iron. Modelling of core formation at high pressure (around …