How soil became sexy — yes, really
How soil became sexy — yes, really - With a new exhibition at Somerset House, people are starting to re-assess their ...
In NASA asteroid samples, scientists discover key building blocks of life
In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building ...
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Another landslide in Kings Mills after heavy rain
Earth from a damaged wall in Kings Mills has again collapsed on to the main road, after heavy rain swept the island this week ...
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‘Were the soil a jungle, the worm would be its elephant’: Why everything you thought ...
Did you know that soil contains 59% of all the earth's species? As an exhibition at Somerset House, exploring its vital role ...
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6 NASA Experiments on Materials, Benefitting Space and Earth
Did you know that NASA conducts ground-breaking research in space on materials like metals, foams, and crystals? This ...
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Who Cares about Soil Composition? Soil Scientist Douglas Miller for One
The maps above, featured in our January 9, 2016 Image of the Day, show soil composition across the United States (bottom) and the space available for water to reside within those soil types (top).
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musings down the silk road
The land beneath their feet was the same earth they’d known for decades—unchanging, steady, eternal. The air brushed past ...
Silicon carbide from moon’s soil
IIT-Madras researchers extract silicon carbide from simulated moon soil, paving the way for lunar habitat construction.
NASA collected Mars rocks to haul to Earth. It still hasn’t decided how.
The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...
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Animal poop can literally transform barren landscapes into lush ecosystems
By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.