Open soil science: technology is helping us discover the mysteries under our feet

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Open soil science: technology is helping us discover the mysteries under our feet
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Science News -
September 7, 2017

Martin Bridgen, CC BY-SA

Have you ever taken the time to stop and consider the dirt under your feet? Leonardo da Vinci said: “We know more about the movement of celestial bodies than about the soil underfoot.” Yet, our very survival as humans – and life on this planet – is intimately linked with the health of a thin layer of soil enveloping the earth.

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