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Scientists hope to employ networks of “dark fibres,” unused fibre optic cables, in order to sense sound waves moving underground — the signals of earthquakes.
Researchers report that they’ve observed seismic waves traversing the Earth’s inner core, allowing them to figure out what it’s like: Solid, but softer than previously thought.
Parts of the Earth’s mantle might be loaded with diamonds, if a new model turns out to be correct. But no, you can’t mine them — they’d be over 100km below the surface.
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