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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

“Anxiety is always there”

by Luthando Mampintsha

Four kilometres below the earth's surface lies the deepest mine in the world. A worker tells of his day-to-day life in South Africa’s Mponeng gold mine.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

In the stomach of the city

by Shumona Sinha

A man from the countryside starts a new life in the tunnels beneath an Indian metropolis. A story.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

“Ancient forces are at work”

in conversation with Antony Gormley

The British sculptor Antony Gormley has been exploring caves since childhood. A conversation about fantasy, fears and the traces of our ancestors that he has encountered underground.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

The dark zone

by Will Hunt

We know only a fraction of what lies beneath our feet. Yet we are more closely connected to the depths than we realise.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

The earth needs to rest

by Daniela Zambrano Almidón

In Quechua culture, life above ground is closely linked to the subterranean. From birth to after death, the Pachamama plays a vital role.

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Unter der Erde (Ausgabe I/2022)

A punctured landscape

by Leonie Düngefeld

There's a lot of money-making natural gas under the ground in the US state of Pennsylvania. To access it, fracking is used. But the widespread drilling is damaging the environment and dividing the community.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

“We are financing our own extinction”

In conversation with Rana Adib

Politicians keep repeating the same old mantra about how oil and gas are obselete and renewable energies are the future. But when will there finally be some action? Rana Adib, director of  REN21, an initiative promoting renewable energies, sees hope in what cities and communities are achieving at the local level.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

“I asked, Where do you live?”

in conversation with Sim Chi Yin

In Beijing, some people on low incomes dwell in basements beneath the city. Photographer Sim Chi Yin depicted them in her photo series “The Rat Tribe”. A conversation.

 

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

“Frozen, for good”

in conversation with Åsmund Asdal

Plant seeds from all over the world are stored in Norwegian permafrost. Biologist Åsmund Asdal explains how important these seeds are for our future. A conversation.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

The train to hell

by Stefan Höhne

From a symbol of prosperity to a lawless space: New York's underground has changed with the city. A journey through its history.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

The quake

by Tope Folarin

The ground suddenly starts to shake - that only happens elsewhere, you think. Until it happens to you. Reflections on an extraordinary day.

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

Escape through the drain

by Heriberto Paredes Coronel

The notorious Mexican drug lord “El Chapo” escaped through a tunnel from the high-security prison El Altiplano in 2015. How in the world was that possible?

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Under the Earth (Issue I/2022)

Welcome to Cretaceous Park

by Li Dawei

There have been more dinosaur bones excavated in Zhucheng, China, than at almost any other location in the world. But it all started with a search for something completely different.

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Taboo (Issue I/2021)

Messages from beneath our feet

by Marcus Maeder

Hums, buzzes, squeaks: It's surprisingly loud underground. What do these noises tell us?

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