Mantle Drill, Tongue Exam, Stonehenge Discovery

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Warner Bros. Discovery

Self-improvement, Science, Astronomy, Education

4.6 • 935 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Today, you’ll learn about a record-breaking deep drill into the Earth’s mantle, the new science behind the ancient Chinese diagnostic practice of tongue examination, and how a new discovery at Stonehenge is opening up yet more mysteries.

Mantle Drill

“Geologists drill 1.2 km into rare rocks from Earth’s mantle.” by Michael Irving. 2024.
“Internal Structure of Earth: Crust, Mantle & Core, Discontinuities.” Rau’s IAS. 2024.
“Earth’s layers: Exploring our planet inside and out.” by Daisy Dobrijevic. 2023.
“A long section of serpentinized depleted mantle peridotite.” by C. Johan Lissenberg, et al.

Tongue Exam

“Say ‘aah’ and get a diagnosis on the spot: is this the future of health?” University of South Australia. 2024.
“Tongue Disease Prediction Based on Machine Learning Algorithms.” by Ali Raad Hassoon, et al. 2024.

Stonehenge Discovery

“Stonehenge’s Strangest Rock Came From 500 Miles Away.” by Meghan Bartels. 2024.
“A Scottish provenance for the Altar Stone of Stonehenge.” by Anthony J. I. Clarke, et al. 2024.

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0:46.8	My name is Callie.
0:47.8	Today you'll learn about a record-breaking deep drill into the Earth's mantle.
0:52.2	The new science behind the ancient Chinese diagnostic practice of tongue examination,
0:57.6	and how a new discovery at Stonehenge is opening up yet more mysteries.
1:02.8	Oh my gosh, wait, Stonehenge, I've been there, yes!
1:06.6	An international team of geologists have reached deeper into the Earth's mantle than anyone ever,
1:12.2	and it's not even close. They were able to extract rock samples
1:15.6	from a depth of 4,160 feet. The old record was 659 feet. They literally
1:22.0	went over six times as deep as the previous record.
1:25.0	That is incredible, but I am a little bit confused. Don't get me wrong, 4,100 feet is creeping up on a mile deep, but I always thought we drilled like a lot farther than that.
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