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Earth’s core may have stopped spinning and changed directions: Study

By Heather Hamilton

Published January 25, 2023 2:30pm ET

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Earth’s core may have stopped spinning and changed directions: Study — A diagram displays the structure and layers of Earth in space. | (Rost-9D/Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Scientists believe the Earth’s core is no longer rotating in the same direction as the planet and may be spinning the other way.

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