Naked Science: Earth’s Core

What would it be like to travel to the center of the Earth? It is a place of unimaginable heat and pressure, where no life could survive. Yet without it we would perish for it holds the key to our existence on this planet. Thousands of miles below the surface, Earth's core generates a protective magnetic shield around the planet. Now, scientists have uncovered evidence that this armor could be fading. Are weak spots in this shield a sign that our planet's magnetic poles are on the verge of flipping?

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Journey to the Center of the Earth

Journey to the Center of the Earth inspired by Jules Verne's novel of the same name follows a group of scientists embarking upon a perilous journey toward the Earth's core. The "actuality" footage of the members of the expedition exploring subterranean caves and the like are juxtaposed with dramatized excerpts from the Verne novel, neatly comparing fact with fiction (though truthfully, the "facts," backed up by state-of-the-art technology, are far more fascinating).

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Inside Planet Earth (Discovery Channel)

Inside Planet Earth is the ultimate voyage our world has to offer: a journey from the temperate surface of our world to the fiery core of the Earth. With the aid of stunning visual effects, the unexplored interior of the Earth is split wide open, giving us an unbelievable view. It explores the glowing seams of pure iron ore to sparkling diamond caverns to the magnetic field that keeps us safe from the lethal radiation of space.

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Down to the Earth’s Core

Down To The Earth's Core is a National Geographic documentary exploring the hidden world beneath our feet. It takes us on a journey from the footpath to the centre of the planet in one epic unbroken step, smashing through more than 6,000 kilometres of solid rock.

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The Core (BBC Horizon)
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Journey to the Earth's Core

Journey to the Earth's Core is a History Channel documentary taking us a journey to the Earth’s core and finding out how our existence depends on the mysterious underground forces that shape the Earth. Along the way, scientists, engineers, explorers and adventurers encounter an underground world where: strange life forms inhabit deadly environments over a mile down; trees force their way through 400 feet of rock to find water; 1500-foot tall skyscrapers are built on sand; mines are the size of cities; and prospectors give the Earth electric shocks to help find oil. It also a place where people run marathons, make parachute jumps and scuba divers edge their way to the base of the world’s deepest caves.

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