Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them
- Written by: Ryan Borrett, Science Communications Coordinator, Murdoch University
Most things you eat grew in soil or ate plants growing in soil. We don’t think much about it, but soil is essential to life.
During the last Ice Age, much of the northern hemisphere was covered in glaciers. As they moved, glaciers eroded away the top layer of rock and left a fresh layer of rock, ready to weather into soil.
But Australia...
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