Often overlooked, soil is one of our planet's largest living ecosystems and the foundation of our lives. It provides 95% of ...

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Researchers test how human hair can improve soil 04:54. Curly, wavy or straight, long or short, we tend to do a lot with our hair. It grows about half an inch a month.

One secret is what makes a really good home for those plants — the soil. As gardeners (and everyone can be a gardener), we can’t control a lot of what happens to our plants.

The drop in soil moisture from 2000 to 2002 is interesting because it’s not well depicted in computer models depicting Earth’s past water storage, Wilson said.

Earth's soil moisture dropped by over 2,000 gigatons in roughly the last 20 years, the study says. For context, that's more than twice Greenland's ice loss from 2002 to 2006, the researchers noted.

As we contemplate what we are going to plant next year and where, don’t forget about your soil. After a season of growing, it’s a good time to take a look at the nutrients in your soil.