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

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-earths-core-is-leaking-the-result-more-gold/
- Published: 2025-05-26T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

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. […] Click here to view original web page at www.iflscience.com