David Adam in Yokohama
Saturday June 4, 2005
The Guardian
Japanese scientists are to explore the centre of the Earth. Using a giant
drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to
punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach
the mantle below.
Japanese scientists are to explore the centre of the Earth. Using a giant
drill ship launched next month, the researchers aim to be the first to
punch a hole through the rocky crust that covers our planet and to reach
the mantle below.
"Heatproof enzymes isolated from bugs brought back by earlier Japanese drill
missions are now used in washing powders."