Tunnel

A view from the entrance of the tunnel discovered by Toronto police.

Who built this mystery tunnel underneath Toronto?

Environment

Who built a tunnel under this university campus? That’s the mystery that Canadian police are trying to solve.

Turkey gets a first-of-its-kind tunnel to help ease Istanbul’s congestion

Hungarian Mountain Bikers Go Underground

Sports

Finland’s Nuclear Waste Disposal Dilemma

Health & Medicine

Drug Tunnel to Mexico

Conflict & Justice
The World

Tunnel Gardens

School kids in East Los Angeles are experimenting with planting tunnel gardens, drawing on an ancient technique that uses less water and prevents erosion. As Celeste Wesson reports, tunnel gardens use a canopy that shades plants from harsh sun and enriches the soil with nutrients.

The World

Health Hazards at Yucca Mountain

Workers building the country’s proposed nuclear waste storage site say Yucca Mountain is already a danger even before any radioactive waste arrives. The workers say they were exposed to hazardous silica dust during years of tunnel digging. Jeff Young’s investigation finds evidence that energy officials took little action although they knew the dust exposures were […]

Almanac/Deep Sea Travel

This week, we have facts about the Seikan Tunnel. The world’s longest underwater tunnel connects two of Japan’s major islands and opened fifteen years ago this week.

Tunnel Kids

The World

The world’s longest tunnel

Some of the world’s longest tunnels figure in today’s Geo Quiz. Can you name the newly completed tunnel through the Alps on the north-south axis in Europe?