Deep under the Earth's surface, discovering beauty and science

Name: Deep under the Earth's surface, discovering beauty and science
Uploaded: 2015-10-23T15:49:19Z
Duration: 14 min 27 s
Description: Cave explorer and geologist Francesco Sauro travels to the hidden continent under our feet, surveying deep, dark places inside the earth that humans have never been able to reach before. In the spectacular tepuis of South America, he finds new minerals and insects that have evolved in isolation, and he uses his knowledge of these alien worlds to train astronauts.

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Francesco Sauro |

TEDGlobal>London

• September 2015

Cave explorer and geologist Francesco Sauro travels to the hidden continent under our feet, surveying deep, dark places inside the earth that humans have never been able to reach before. In the spectacular tepuis of South America, he finds new minerals and insects that have evolved in isolation, and he uses his knowledge of these alien worlds to train astronauts.