Drilling straight through the Earth, from the surface to the other side of the globe, is an idea that has captivated minds ...

Workers at the drilling site for a geothermal energy plant in Neustadt-Glewe, Germany. Jens Büttner/picture alliance via Getty Images When I was a kid, I liked to dig holes in my backyard in ...

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Explore the fascinating tale of the Kola Superdeep Borehole, a monumental scientific endeavor by the Soviet Union that aimed to explore the Earth's crust, revealing unexpected discoveries and ...

Ever wonder what would happen if you dug a hole straight through the Earth, where would you end up? Recently, Google Earth Community member ‘KoflAIR‘ posted a simple little mashup for Google Earth ...

Heads up, prospective supervillains: Be smart and know before you go. That is, know what's on the other side of the planet before you dig that tunnel. An online tool called the "Antipodes Map" offers ...

In this sobering documentary, Nikolaus Geyrhalter looks at how humans are changing the planet one backhoe at a time. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...

When I was a kid, I liked to dig holes in my backyard in Cincinnati. My grandfather joked that if I kept digging, I would end up in China. In fact, if I had been able to dig straight through the ...