The Earth's core is important because it generates the planet's electromagnetic field - which seems to be weakening.

BBC: Planet Earth

Specifically, what the scientists have found is that the iron adopts a crystalline structure, like a diamond, in the Earth's core.

BBC: Planet Earth

So clear are the steaming pools that to stare down into them is like staring down into a cave that leads to the earth's core.

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