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A new collection of Amílcar Cabral’s agricultural writings shows why Africa’s soil crisis today is about history, politics and people as much as farming.
The good news is degraded soil can regain some of its lost heat protection. We can help ‘re-insulate’ the ground with practical farming methods.
Eating soil is still practised widely around the globe today.
Seeds buried in the soil tell of fire in the landscape. I sampled soil from 57 sites that experienced different patterns of fire. Over 15 months, I watched 39,701 plants grow to learn their secrets.
New research shows carbon in soil minerals is much more important than anybody realised.
The health of our soils is poor – and getting worse. Here’s why that matters and what we can do about it
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The global community must understand the importance of soil in order to protect it.
The next big frontier in space exploration is finding ways to effectively harness oxygen contained within Moon dust. What will it take?
There are more microorganisms in a teaspoon of soil than there are humans on Earth – but what are they all up to?
Soil underpins Australia’s economy – yet since Europeans arrived, the natural asset has steadily been degraded. A new national plan aims to change that.
A federal government plan to increase soil carbon stores is a folly that misunderstands the technology.
Irregular weather is destabilizing the soil that supports railroad tracks, roads, buildings and pipelines.
Recent extreme rains and weather in the Midwest are causing a multitude of problems in the topsoil that much of the nation’s food supply relies on.
While the term liquafaction has only been widely discussed in Indonesia and the world in the past week, Palu’s susceptibility to liquefy had already been studied.
A watershed scientist explains why post-wildfire landscapes are so susceptible to landslides – and why those risks are poised to rise.
Conventional wisdom says we need industrial agriculture to feed the world. Not so, says geologist David Montgomery: Practices that focus on creating healthy soil can transform agriculture.
Soil is more than just dirt. It’s a complex ecosystem and if it’s healthy your plants will be happier.
Increasing legume production can turn the tide for African farmers who struggle with poor soils, declining farm yields and worsening nutrition in one fell swoop
Microbial-based solutions are perhaps the best-kept secret in agricultural innovation.
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Researcher & Project Co-ordinator N2Africa, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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Professor in Soil-Landscape Modelling, University of Sydney
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Professor of Soil Science, Universitas Andalas
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Researcher & Country Co-ordinator N2Africa, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
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Professor of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor of Agriculture, Adelaide University
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Professor of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability, Colorado State University
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Associate Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Lecturer in Soil Science, Southern Cross University
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Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor, Monash University
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Professor, Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, University of Regina
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Associate Professor, Adelaide University
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Senior Research Scientist, Chinese Academy of Sciences