The impact of the booming Chinese economy on the quality of the nation’s air and water has garnered a lot of attention recently. Now, focus … China’s soil plan needs strong supportRead more
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Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate Change
Feeding more than 7 billion people with minimal environmental and climate impacts is no small feat. That parts of the world are plagued by obesity … Fertile Soil Can Help Reverse Climate ChangeRead more
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Scientists Hope to Cultivate an Immune System for Crops
The world’s crops face a vast army of enemies, from fungi to bacteria to parasitic animals. Farmers have deployed pesticides to protect their plants, but … Scientists Hope to Cultivate an Immune System for CropsRead more
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Earth Could Lose a Third of Its Topsoil
The UN, which designated 2015 as the International Year of Soils, warns that 33 percent of the planet’s soil resources are being degraded due to … Earth Could Lose a Third of Its TopsoilRead more
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Farming Practices in Oklahoma
When Greg Scott teaches people about soil health, the front row better beware. The soil scientist from Oklahoma hauls around a rain simulator that holds … Farming Practices in OklahomaRead more
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A Global Disaster Happening Right Under Our Feet
With all that’s going on in the world — from record-breaking warm spells to rapidly melting ice sheets — it’s easy to ignore something so … A Global Disaster Happening Right Under Our FeetRead more
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In Living Soil Lies the Solution to Climate Change
At this fragile moment of human evolution—in the immediate wake of yesterday’s celebration of Mother Earth Day—we have a moment to reflect on the state … In Living Soil Lies the Solution to Climate ChangeRead more
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Soil’s large carbon stores could be freed by increased CO2, plant growth
An increase in human-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could initiate a chain reaction between plants and microorganisms that would unsettle one of the largest … Soil’s large carbon stores could be freed by increased CO2, plant growthRead more
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Only 60 years of farming left if soil degradation continues
Generating three centimeters of top soil takes 1,000 years, and if current rates of degradation continue all of the world’s top soil could be gone … Only 60 years of farming left if soil degradation continuesRead more