Forest-harvesting practices that retain living trees throughout the harvested area sustain belowground life.
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The important role living roots play for sustaining life belowground should prompt us to rethink forest management.
Digging deeper into soil to understand its story at the Land of Dreams, a community urban farm in southeast Calgary.
Only by understanding our past and current relationship with soil can we reflect and change our partnership with soil from extraction and exploitation to respect, relationality and reciprocity.
The predatory beetle Eurylychnus blagravei.
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When the rainforests burned, the leaf litter did too – and with it, billions of invertebrates vital to healthy ecosystems.
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Acoustic technology allows us to listen to the sounds produced by the creatures in forest soils. A new study shows it’s a reliable way to monitor the biodiversity and health of the soil and forest.
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Data from 123 sites across all continents, including Antarctica, show mosses affect all major soil functions critical for sustaining life on Earth.
Soil was key to making the Earth habitable.
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What fossil records tell us about when the Earth was first covered by plants.
Eventually weather, pests and disease will take their toll, but the story doesn’t end there.
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Even in death, a tree helps others live.
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A new study looked at the many claims made about soil fungi and found some misconceptions.
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Pulses are important for many reasons. They are packed with nutrition, resilient and crucial for achieving food security in Africa.
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Tinkering around the margins of English farms won’t benefit biodiversity, research suggests.
Following historic drought in 2021, reservoir levels dropped down in the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River, which gets its waters from the melting snowpack from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and Wyoming.
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Unprecedented droughts leave the subsurface drier than usual, affecting water supply in subsequent years.
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UNESCO report highlights what needs to be done to save the global icon. But you might be surprised by its top recommendation.
Mount Kenya.
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Mountain systems are sensitive to climate change. Loss of snow and ice sets off effects which have wide ranging consequences.
A raccoon with a fish at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples, Fla.
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The US Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 term with a case that could greatly reduce federal protection for wetlands. Here is what makes these ecosystems valuable.
Organic fertilisers, but also littering, tire wear and mulch films all contribute to microplastic pollution in agricultural soils.
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Synthetic fertiliser prices have shot up amid the war in Ukraine. Could organic fertilisers provide a worthy alternative?
There’s a lot of science behind the natural forces that let this guy work his magic at the beach.
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From capillary forces to sand grain shape, the simple mix of sand and water hides the complexity within.
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Storms and flash floods often follow a heatwave.
Wireless sensors and data systems can help farmers use water much more efficiently by monitoring soil conditions.
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The Agricultural Internet of Things is making farming more efficient. An information technology expert describes some of the challenges of working with sensors and antennas underground.
Algorithm can help farmers and governments make smart farming decisions.
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Algorithms can help determine what farm inputs and policies can boost food production.
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The new State of the Environment report shows Australia’s soil and the life it holds is in poor condition. We need to protect our underground biodiversity.