PopSci: Ambitious $1 Billion Project Aims To Drill A Hole All The Way To Earth's Mantle
"With enough money and enough moxie, scientists operating gigantic ocean-based drills could penetrate into the Earth’s mantle by the early 2020s, returning samples that could hold clues to our planet’s origins." What a waste. Suggestion: Go to Hawaii and collect some lava samples. Good grief. Via Instapundit. [rdbrewer]