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Earthquake data hints Earth’s inner core stopped rotating, debate rages

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Earthquake data has hinted that the inner core of the Earth has stopped rotating faster than the rest of the planet, but not all researchers agree, according to a Nature report. The rotation of the Earth's solid inner core may have recently paused and could be reversing, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience.