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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James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The day after I watched the documentary “Earth,” I spent time working in my garden, digging, planting, getting my hands dirty. I didn’t grow up gardening, and I’m not especially good at it. Even so, ...