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Inside the Slow Science of Soil

Beneath our feet lies one of the planet's most complex ecosystems, and researchers are only beginning to map it.

A single handful of healthy soil can contain more organisms than there are people on Earth. Fungi, bacteria and tiny invertebrates cycle nutrients that every crop depends on.

Researchers are now building long-term field experiments to understand how farming practices change that hidden community.