Nature’s underground engineers: how plant roots could save harvests from drought
Plant roots don’t just take from soil; they shape it.
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Carbon catch‑22: the pollution in our soil
Pollution has increased carbon in our soils - which is good for climate change. But this carbon may not stay there for long.
IPCC’s land report shows the problem with farming based around oil, not soil
The ‘tractors and chemicals’ recipe for farming has let human populations boom, but left us with degraded soils.
The secret world of earthworms: meet the tiger worm and the nightcrawler
And why earthworms are careful to select a mate of the same size as themselves.
How soil changes the danger of a buried IED – new research
What happens when a bomb explodes? This unique ‘blast lab’ found out.
Farm vehicles now weigh almost as much as heaviest dinosaurs – here’s why that’s a problem
Whether a combine harvester or a Diplodocus is the cause, compacted soils are a big problem.
How giant earthworms have transformed the Isle of Rum’s landscape
Earthworms act as ecosystem engineers and over centuries, they have shaped the landscape and changed the soils on the Isle of Rum in Scotland. Here’s how.
How a little‑known clergyman studying worms by candlelight in the 1700s inspired Charles Darwin – but didn’t get the credit he deserved
My passion for earthworms and ecology led me to continuing Darwin’s experiments in his own ‘back garden’
How special soil observatories in China are helping to create more sustainable agriculture
Soil degradation is a huge challenge for farmers around the world. But new research is showing how farmers can balance crop yields with protecting the environment.
The ‘plant that ate the South’ makes soil puke carbon
A plant called “the scourge of the South” has a new strike against it. Recent research shows that the impact of the invasive species in question, kudzu, is more troublesome than had been previously thought…
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