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Why digging 12 miles deep is almost impossible

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The deepest hole humans have ever drilled into the Earth is just 12.3 kilometers, about 0.2% of the distance to the planet's core. That effort, the Soviet-era Kola Superdeep Borehole, took more than 20 years to complete. And despite decades of technological progress since, we haven't gone any deeper.

20 things you may be recycling by mistake, and why you shouldn't be

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A man deposits recyclable items at a recycling bank in Florida.
Recycling standards vary widely across the US, which can make it confusing to know what your city will pick up and what you need to drop off yourself.

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Before EPA regulations, air and water pollution shaped life across the US. See what American cities looked like then.

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A photograph from 1972 shows how
A photograph from 1972 shows how "industry has changed the face of the San Francisco Bay Area," according to the EPA.

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DARPA says its powdered blood for future warfare works in animals. Now comes the hard part.

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Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 18, 2026.
Marines carry a simulated casualty during a tactical competition at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Vincent Needham

China Successfully Tests Cable Cutting ROV 11,400 Feet Below Sea Level

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China’s new device could reach vital undersea fiber optic cables deeper than its competitors’ known remote submersibles.

Kyle, Teddy, and Nana: Here's what hurricanes will be named in 2026

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An aerial view of flood waters from Hurricane Delta surrounding structures destroyed by Hurricane Laura on October 10, 2020 in Creole, Louisiana.
Hurricane season is on the way.

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Blue Origin's commercial satellite launch did not go well

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A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket carrying an AST SpaceMobile Bluebird 7 satellite launches from pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 19, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Blue Origin's New Glenn 3 rocket faced a hiccup while delivering a satellite into low orbit.

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Every test at the US Army's mad science lab

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Inside the Natick Soldier Systems Center, the US Army puts its own gear through extreme tests—burning uniforms, freezing equipment, and pushing soldiers to their limits—to make sure everything can survive the harshest environments on Earth.

The 15 costliest US hurricanes of the 21st century, ranked

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Search and rescue volunteers rescue patients from the Cypress Glen nursing home engulf in floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas, on Aug. 30, 2017.
Search-and-rescue volunteers rescued patients from the Cypress Glen nursing home, which was engulfed in floodwater in Port Arthur, Texas, during Hurricane Harvey.

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