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UN scientists issue stark warning about Earth's soil: 'The consequences of inaction grow increasingly dire'
"Adaptation is no longer optional." UN scientists issue stark warning about Earth's soil: 'The consequences of inaction grow ...
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Ecologist’s warning on earth’s imperiled soils
Neglect of the soil beneath our feet could have far-reaching consequences for future generations in the UK and the rest of the world, an ecologist from The University of Manchester has warned. In a ...
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Why soil is disappearing from farms
When European-American settlers first began ploughing in Iowa, they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil ...
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Why soil matters (and what we can do to save it)
A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...
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NASA proposes cheaper, quicker way to get Mars rocks and soil to Earth
(AP) — NASA is pitching a cheaper and quicker way of getting rocks and soil back from Mars ... red planet’s long-dry river delta in labs on Earth. This photo combo from images provided ...