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China begins drilling 6.2-mile-deep hole into the Earth's crust
NextShark via Yahoo News· 12 months agoChina is drilling a hole into the Earth’s crust in the Taklimakan Desert in China’s northwestern...
There’s new evidence for a sixth ocean deep below Earth’s crust, scientists say
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new study adds evidence to the theory that Earth hosts a sixth ocean miles beneath our feet. The...
Earth's crust swallowed a sea's worth of water and locked it away beneath Pacific seafloor
Live Science via Yahoo News· 8 months agoPorous rock that formed during one of Earth's biggest volcanic eruptions absorbed so much water as...
Earth's mysterious innermost core is a 400-mile-wide metallic ball
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration depicting the layers of Earth's internal structure.. Except for the thin crust we...
How has Earth's core stayed as hot as the sun's surface for billions of years?
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStarting from the top down, there's the crust, which includes the surface you walk on; then farther...
How the Earth’s Crust Pumps Power Into These Texas Homes
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Kelly Caminero/The Daily Beast/GettyThe temperature outside varies from season...
China is drilling some of the world’s deepest holes in hunt for natural resources
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoChinese engineers on Thursday broke ground on a new super deep borehole that will burrow far into...
450-mile-wide solid metal ball forms Earth's innermost core, earthquake waves reveal
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoStructure of the Earth's core against a space background. Scientists have harnessed powerful waves...
A mystery 300-mile wide formation lurking beneath Australia may be the largest asteroid impact...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAn artist's impression of what an asteroid impact on Earth would look like.Mark Garlick/Science...
What's the deepest-occurring gemstone on Earth?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMany valuable diamonds, raw and cut, for further processing for the jewelry industry. In Virgin Valley, Nevada, it's possible to spend an afternoon...