Oil drilling in the Monte Desert has wiped many areas of their plants. But researchers have found that digging furrows can help plants grow back.
Meet the beetle that recycles!
In Colombia, Argentina, and Chile, scientists are collecting fungi living in the soil around plant roots.
Earthworms help the soil and they help you!
World Soil Day is 5 December. Why is soil important? Without soil there would not be many ecosystems on land. Earth would be a much more boring place without soil. Thank you, soil! More learning resources for parents/educators FAO: https://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/United Nations: https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-soil-dayPenn State Extension: https://extension.psu.edu/managing-soil-health-concepts-and-practices…
A team of scientists is mapping mycorrhizal networks – the tangle of roots and fungi in the soil beneath our feet.