There’s a saying that “healthy soils grow healthy people,” and it’s truer than ever as we uncover new links between the earth beneath us and our own well-being. Soil microbes are silent ...

The team also used prior studies of how long those soils had been weathering; the studies relied on beryllium-10, an isotope generated when minerals are exposed to cosmic rays at the Earth’s ...

For the first 4 billion years of Earth’s existence, its continents were dusty, barren and rocky landscapes similar to the surface of Mars. But, around 500 million years ago, this all changed ...

Inside the Effort to Save Earth’s Biocrusts ... cryptobiotic soil is a community of tiny, dirt-dwelling organisms that form a distinct crust on the top of soil in arid landscapes.

Wave-like landforms on Mars provide clues about the planet’s icy history, its potential to support life, and the behavior of ...

For the first 4 billion years of Earth’s existence, its continents were dusty, barren and rocky landscapes similar to the surface of Mars. But, around 500 million years ago, this all changed.

Soil that bears a striking resemblance to dark earth can be found in and around Kuikuro villages (one seen here from above) in southeastern Brazil. Google Earth, Map data: Google, Maxar Technologies ...

Earth’s soil is drying up. It could be irreversible. The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans.

Paying attention to soundscapes within the landscape design process can create a stronger sense of place and reduce unwanted ...