Tag Archives: soil
Inside Indonesia’s fight to save its most important soil
Mars Soil is Too Toxic for Life, Study Finds
The quest for evidence of life on Mars has just suffered a major blow.Researchers have recently investigated the behavior of chemical compounds that are abundant in Martian soil and found that they...
Mars-like soil makes super strong bricks when compressed
Elon Musk's vision of Mars colonization has us living under geodesic domes made of carbon fiber and glass. But, according to a study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, those domes may end up being made of brick, pressed from the Ma...
Experiment suggests potatoes really will grow on Mars
It looks like Mark Watney, the fictional, stranded astronaut in The Martian, was right about one thing. Potatoes can grow on Mars. The International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima placed a special potato inside a sealed container that simulates Mars tem...
Solar Storms can Charge up the Soil at Lunar Poles
New research shows that intense solar storms impact the soil. The storms can affect frigid soil in the shadowed areas that exist across lunar poles. Sparks are produced, and the soil gets melted or...
Global Warming could Trigger the Release of 55 Billion Tons of Carbon from Earth Soil by 2050
A huge amount of carbon dioxide that is locked up inside the ground will escape if global warming continues. And this will push the planet's climate change beyond the point of no-return.Carbon...
Researchers grow crops in simulated Martian and Lunar soil
Researchers from the Dutch Wageningen University and Research Center announced on Tuesday that they had successfully cultivated 10 food crops in soil that simulates what astronauts would encounter both on the Moon and on Mars. The team managed to har...
Earthworms Digestion Mystery Solved
Scientists recently discovered earthworms can digest leaves and other dead plant material. According to scientists earthworms have such a degree of dead leaves digestion it rivals other herbivores....
The New NASA SMAP Could Help Ranchers Plan Ahead
NASA has confirmed a satellite launch for the 29th of January. The SMAP satellite is intended to circle the globe and gauge the planets soil moisture and report it back to researchers on the...