Epigeic worms are the surface dwellers, they like the top two to three inches of soil. Epigeic is the Greek translation for ‘on the earth ... feel vibrations and textures in the surroundings ...

Nicknamed the “Earth’s lungs” for its dense ... They also quantified the changes in the soil’s pH, microbial diversity, texture, and concentration of organic matter–potassium, calcium ...

showed us how important the soil is to our earth, and all she needed was an apple and a knife. The lesson was called, 'A Slice of Soil.' 1. Cut an apple into four equal parts. Three parts ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

Australia has some of the world’s most ancient soils, many of which grow delicious produce. In this series, “The good earth”, soil ... have a clay to clay-loam texture, with good structure.

Recent images from Curiosity from the impact Gale Crater reveal Earth-like soil profiles with cracked surfaces similar to those in Antarctic Dry Valleys and Chile's Atacama Desert, a new paper ...