From policies to support carbon farming, to setting up local ‘soil museums’, governments need to do much more to protect the soil we rely on for growing food and a healthier life on Earth.
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With more than one species for every person on the planet, soils are the most diverse habitat on Earth.
The important role living roots play for sustaining life belowground should prompt us to rethink forest management.
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.
When the rainforests burned, the leaf litter did too – and with it, billions of invertebrates vital to healthy ecosystems.
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.
Data from 123 sites across all continents, including Antarctica, show mosses affect all major soil functions critical for sustaining life on Earth.
What fossil records tell us about when the Earth was first covered by plants.
Even in death, a tree helps others live.
A new study looked at the many claims made about soil fungi and found some misconceptions.
Pulses are important for many reasons. They are packed with nutrition, resilient and crucial for achieving food security in Africa.
Tinkering around the margins of English farms won’t benefit biodiversity, research suggests.
Unprecedented droughts leave the subsurface drier than usual, affecting water supply in subsequent years.
UNESCO report highlights what needs to be done to save the global icon. But you might be surprised by its top recommendation.
Mountain systems are sensitive to climate change. Loss of snow and ice sets off effects which have wide ranging consequences.
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.
Synthetic fertiliser prices have shot up amid the war in Ukraine. Could organic fertilisers provide a worthy alternative?
From capillary forces to sand grain shape, the simple mix of sand and water hides the complexity within.
Storms and flash floods often follow a heatwave.
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.
Top contributors
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Soil Scientist, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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Emeritus Professor of Soil Science/Principal consultant, Lancaster University
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Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
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Chair Professor in Sustainability, Lancaster University
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Reader in Ecology, University of Lancashire
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Professor of Digital Agriculture & Soil Science; Director, Sydney Institute of Agriculture, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Professor of Dryland Ecology, UNSW
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Professor in Soil-Landscape Modelling, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Biology, Flinders University
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Environmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University
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Associate Professor of Mycology and Plant Pathology, West Virginia University
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CGIAR
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Associate Professor, Monash University