A shocking new revelation regarding the Earth's core has been made. An examination of 62-million-year-old Arctic rocks revealed a gradual trickle from the very center of our planet. Geochemists from the California Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution conducted the study. According to Science Alert, the researchers discovered record amounts of helium isotopes inside the rocks they investigated, convincing them that this is the most persuasive evidence of a gradual leak in the Earth's core.

To reach this conclusion, the scientists used the findings of an earlier study of an ancient lava flow that had an abnormally high percentage of helium 3. They think there may be stocks of the elusive gas lying 2,900 kilometers below. Scientists From Australia Discover New Layer at Earth's Inner Core.

Helium has long baffled scientists, who have struggled to determine how much of it is still trapped within the Earth. The majority of the helium contained in the cosmos dates back to the Bing Bang 13.8 billion years ago. The Earth absorbed a portion of it, but the remainder was flung out when the globe formed.

If this helium is discovered to be leaking, it can provide insights on the planet's formation. And our scientists will understand how planets like Earth form from a whirl of dust and primordial gas. Scientists From Australia Shed Light on Sun’s Role in Formation of Water on Earth.

The gas identified in the lava ejected by volcanoes comes from the mantle. So far, humanity have only been able to dig a maximum depth of 12,265 metres, which does not penetrate the crust of the strata underneath. 'Nature' released a study that detailed the discovery.

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