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Earth's Deepest Hole: The End of an Era

In 1970, Soviet scientists embarked on an ambitious quest to dig into the Earth's crust, creating the world-renowned Kola Superdeep Borehole in the remote Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Stretching 12,262 ...
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Researchers Try Drilling Earth's Deepest Manmade Hole — Then They Heard Horrifying Screams

Stretching for hundreds of miles on the Arctic Circle, the Kola Peninsula is one of the most breathtaking places in Russia. Dubbed "Land of the Snow Queen," it is bordered by dense forests and the ...