The Earth’s Core Is Leaking. The Result: More Gold

Photo: Lava flowing from a Hawaiian volcano – Fissure 8 – July 26, 2018. Photo credit: Ben MacAskill via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Dr. Katie Spalding. IFLScience – May 23, 2025. Study: Nature.

There are many reasons humans have valued gold throughout the years: it’s stable, malleable, non-toxic, and of course, shiny. But one of the main reasons you might hear – that it’s particularly useful as a currency because of its rarity – isn’t strictly true. And, thanks to a new revelation this month that the Earth’s core appears to be leaking, it’s actually getting falser. […]

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