Perhaps we are not aware of it, but the core of our planet is burning at excessively high temperatures right now. The issue is that since its formation about 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth has been cooling slowly. This fact was already known to geology experts; however, a new study suggests that the Earth’s core is cooling faster than expected.
The Earth’s core is more than just hot metals; it is actually the planet’s beating heart that keeps it alive. Thanks to it, the protective shield we know as the magnetic field rises, shielding us from solar radiation. Additionally, it is also responsible for the complex systems of volcanoes and seismic activity that release energy and stabilize global temperatures and the carbon cycle. In other words, without a hot core, this biological bubble would simply die slowly.