Core Research Illustration (IMAGE) Carnegie Institution for Science Caption An illustration of how laboratory techniques can tell scientists like Anat Shahar and her team about how elements such as iron behave under the extreme pressures found in the Earth's core. Background image courtesy of Vadim Sadovski. Credit Background image courtesy of Vadim Sadovski. Additional imagery courtesy of Anat Shahar. Usage Restrictions With credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.