The Secret to Unlimited Energy Is Beneath Our Feet—And the World’s Deepest Hole Will Unlock It
Scientists now know how to drill deep enough to tap into an energy supply that would power the world for more than 20 million ...
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Earth's Interior
The Earth's interior is composed of four layers, three solid and one liquid—not magma but molten metal, nearly as hot as the surface of the sun. The deepest layer is a solid iron ball ...
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The geophysical challenge: Why digging right through Earth’s layers remains an impossible dream
That’s the antipode, or opposite point on Earth’s surface, from my town. But I only had a garden spade to move the earth.
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The biggest-ever sample of core material from Earth's mantle could have valuable clues into the origins of life
The mantle is Earth's largest layer of rocks. However ... This happened on Expedition 399 of a project called the IODP (International Ocean Discovery Program). As well as offering new insights ...