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Global 60-year study sheds light on staple crops' nutrient use inefficiency

Global evidence across major crops shows nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency remains low, especially in developing regions; maize is inefficient, calling for crop- and region-specific strategies to curb fertilizer dependence.

Global 60-year study sheds light on staple crops' nutrient use inefficiency

Carbon capture in rural South Africa: projects show how fighting climate change can create rural jobs – research

Community-based carbon projects in South Africa’s Eastern Cape created jobs, restored ecosystems, and improved soils, showing climate action gains local support when livelihoods, land rights, and fair benefits advance together.

Carbon capture in rural South Africa: projects show how fighting climate change can create rural jobs – research

Wildfires trigger massive soil loss for decades, new global map shows

Cumulative wildfire effects drive about one-fifth of global soil erosion, adding 5.1 petagrams annually beyond pre-fire conditions; Africa bears the greatest burden, underscoring urgent post-fire restoration and land-management action.

Wildfires trigger massive soil loss for decades, new global map shows

What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment

Cigarette filters degrade only partially over a decade, transforming into persistent microplastic-like residues in soil; although toxicity declines, aged butts still affect organisms, revealing long-term pollution beyond visible litter worldwide.

What happens to cigarette butts after 10 years in the environment

Soil saturation data sharpens atmospheric river flood warnings, study of 71,000 storms finds

Adding antecedent soil moisture to atmospheric-river warning scales sharply improved flood prediction, nearly doubling correspondence with peak streamflow and identifying over 30% more hazardous flood-generating events in California and Chile.

Soil saturation data sharpens atmospheric river flood warnings, study of 71,000 storms finds

How AI‑supported storytelling helps adult learners understand environmental science

AI-driven virtual field storytelling helped novice, mostly non-STEM students explore Iceland’s glacial lagoon, making cryosphere processes more accessible, emotionally engaging, and place-based while strengthening early environmental-science learning and stewardship skills.

How AI‑supported storytelling helps adult learners understand environmental science

Evaluating the impacts of cool pavement on pedestrian-level heat stress indicators

Tucson’s cool-pavement trial delivered little pedestrian heat relief: air temperature increased slightly, wet-bulb globe temperature stayed unchanged, and the study showed why real-world testing matters before scaling urban heat interventions.

Evaluating the impacts of cool pavement on pedestrian-level heat stress indicators

What's for dinner? Tooth enamel reveals what early Mesopotamians really ate

Tooth enamel isotopes showed ordinary Mesopotamians mainly ate barley, wheat, and pig meat rather than fish, while breastfeeding lasted about six months and women and men had similar diets overall.

What's for dinner? Tooth enamel reveals what early Mesopotamians really ate

Jobs

Career Opportunities: PhD-Position: AI-Driven Pathways to Healthy Soils. University of Basel, Switzerland

The project investigates how artificial intelligence can support the achievement of healthy soils by 2050 through EU policy implementation (e.g., CAP, Soil Monitoring Law, CRCF).

Career Opportunities: PhD-Position: AI-Driven Pathways to Healthy Soils. University of Basel, Switzerland

Postdoctoral Researcher in Agricultural Economics / Applied microeconomics. Helsinki Finland

The Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in agricultural economics/applied microeconomics. The position is fixed term for three years with a six-month trial period.

Postdoctoral Researcher in Agricultural Economics / Applied microeconomics. Helsinki Finland

Food Systems Flagship Coordinator. Suva, Fiji

he role – Food Systems Flagship Coordinator will provide leadership and coordination of the Food Systems Flagship at SPC. The role will oversee the development and implementation of an integrated, cross-organisational work programme with staff in multiple divisions. It brings together research and implementation capabilities across the organisation, building partnerships and mobilising resources to achieve impact for member countries and SPC in the Food Systems space.

Food Systems Flagship Coordinator. Suva, Fiji

Videos

The Soil Story by Kiss The Ground

Soil Carbon Sequestration and the Soil Food Web | Soil Food Web School

What is Sustainability

Photos (& some news too)

FAO Soil Legacy Maps | FAO SOILS PORTAL | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The FAO Land and Water Division is committed to making data and information on soil and land heritage available to its users. These are historical paper maps produced over the past century by FAO with the relevant contribution of national authorities.

FAO Soil Legacy Maps | FAO SOILS PORTAL | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Soil infographics

Soil biodiversity sustains life belowground: plants support vast communities of organisms that, in turn, recycle nutrients, build structure, protect roots, and keep soils productive, resilient, and ecologically functional worldwide today.

Soil infographics

First meeting of the International Network on Soil Erosion (INSER) | Global Soil Partnership | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FAO’s new soil erosion network convenes scientists, policymakers, and practitioners to build global coordination on measurement, conservation, economic valuation, and policy priorities for stronger anti-erosion action from 2026 onward.

First meeting of the International Network on Soil Erosion (INSER) | Global Soil Partnership | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Frontiers | Editorial: Soil health, functions, and ecosystem services: insights into soil parameters and methods of integration

Soil health links physical, chemical, and biological properties to ecosystem services; the editorial highlights carbon sequestration, sustainable management, and integrated assessment as central for food security, climate action, and resilience.

Frontiers | Editorial: Soil health, functions, and ecosystem services: insights into soil parameters and methods of integration

EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe

EU Mission Soil aims to restore soil health by 2030 through 100 living labs and lighthouses, co-created innovation, harmonized monitoring, and broad public engagement across rural and urban Europe.

EU Mission: A Soil Deal for Europe

ISRIC - World Soil Information

ISRIC serves as the world reference centre for trusted soil data, providing standards, information systems, tools, education, and partnerships that support research, policy, practice, and sustainable land management worldwide today.

ISRIC - World Soil Information

Soil Horizons and Profiles CK-12 Earth Science for Middle School

Soil profiles reveal distinct horizons shaped by differing alteration and organic content, helping learners understand how soils form vertically and why each layer influences roots, water movement, fertility, and ecosystems.

Soil Horizons and Profiles CK-12 Earth Science for Middle School

Soil | Definition, Importance, Types, Erosion, Composition, & Facts | Encyclopaedia Britannica

Soil, the biologically active, porous medium that has developed in the uppermost layer of Earth’s crust. It is one of the principal substrata of life on Earth, serving as a reservoir of water and nutrients, as a medium for the filtration and breakdown of wastes, and as a participant in the cycling of elements.

Soil | Definition, Importance, Types, Erosion, Composition, & Facts | Encyclopaedia Britannica

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