Some People Have a Unique Craving to ‘Eat’ Soil, They’ve Been Called 'Earth Eaters' Through History - Here’s Why We could ...

NASA launched its newest Earth-observing mission Saturday (Jan. 31), sending a satellite to the ultimate height to study the dirt below our feet. The space agency's new Soil Moisture Active ...

Recognizing soil as a form of life reframes our perception of another interconnected, self-regulating system: Earth. We owe many of Earth’s defining features — its breathable atmosphere ...

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.’ These worms don’t burrow, or at least not much ...

dirt-dwelling organisms that form a distinct crust on the top of soil in arid landscapes. These crusts are vital across Earth’s dryland ecosystems, helping to hold loose soil together and ...

Microbes have helped make Earth more habitable over the eons, and they could do the same on a smaller scale for the moon. Microbes could help unlock vital nutrients in lunar soil to one day help ...

Earth’s Storage of Water in Soil, Lakes and Rivers Is Dwindling. and It’s Especially Bad for Farming University of Melbourne hydrology professor Dongryeol Ryu and his collaborator Ki-Weon Seo ...