Earth's core holds enough gold to cover every continent in a layer 50 centimetres deep, but until volcanic rocks from Hawaii were analysed in 2025, geologists assumed it was sealed away forever
4 news sources are covering this Science story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
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The brief
"Earth's core holds enough gold to cover every continent in a layer 50 centimetres deep, but until volcanic rocks from Hawaii were analysed in 2025, geologists assumed it was sealed away forever" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Daily Express, aol.co.uk, ScienceDaily and Space Daily. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
This brief was generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only. The latest headlines from every source are listed below; the velocity chart shows how the story is developing in real time.
Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 76d ago.
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Why is "Earth's core holds enough gold to cover every continent in a layer 50 centimetre" trending?
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Coverage (4)
- Incredible deep Earth ‘gold kitchen’ found under submarine volcanoes Daily Express · 78d ago
- Incredible deep Earth ‘gold kitchen' found under submarine volcanoes aol.co.uk · 78d ago
- Earth’s hidden “gold kitchen” lies beneath the seafloor ScienceDaily · 78d ago
- Earth's core holds enough gold to cover every continent in a layer 50 centimetres deep, but until volcanic rocks from Hawaii were analysed in 2025, geologists assumed it was sealed away forever Space Daily · 78d ago
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