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BarbChamberlain<p>Sunday reflection time could not be better: Picking raspberries in my thriving garden while listening to Robin Wall Kimmerer read her essay "Becoming Earth: An Experimental Theology" in Emergence Magazine <a href="https://pca.st/episode/6ef8aafc-aea8-436e-b25a-5bb8939df9d3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pca.st/episode/6ef8aafc-aea8-4</span><span class="invisible">36e-b25a-5bb8939df9d3</span></a>. <a href="https://toot.community/tags/trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trees</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/death" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>death</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/rebirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rebirth</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/emergence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergence</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/humus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humus</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilScience</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forest</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/OldGrowthForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldGrowthForest</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/CarbonCycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonCycle</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://toot.community/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a></p>
The Bright Side<p>Have you heard of the National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest? It's like the Stanley Cup of Soils, and it teaches the next gen how to manage the soils that grow our food! <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilScience</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agriculture</span></a></p>
in silico Plants<p>A Digital Twin Approach for <a href="https://botany.social/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a> Moisture Measurement with Physically Based Rendering Simulations and <a href="https://botany.social/tags/MachineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MachineLearning</span></a> <br><a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics14020395" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.3390/electronics140</span><span class="invisible">20395</span></a> via MDPI Agriculture<br><a href="https://botany.social/tags/PlantScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlantScience</span></a> <a href="https://botany.social/tags/soilscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soilscience</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Dartmouth College: Dartmouth Team Launches Public Database on Soil Fungi. “In a new study published in Scientific Data, Dartmouth researchers present a comprehensive database that catalogues the spore traits of 344 mycorrhizal fungi species. By consolidating existing but neglected knowledge of mycorrhizal traits, the database will help scientists study how fungi—and the plants they […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/20/dartmouth-college-dartmouth-team-launches-public-database-on-soil-fungi/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/20/dartmouth-college-dartmouth-team-launches-public-database-on-soil-fungi/</a></p>
Earthworm 🐌Online event 12th June about "Soil health and EU competitiveness"
Geekoo<p>Fertilisers and warmer soils are spiking invisible emissions that could destabilise global air quality and food systems. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OzoneAlert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OzoneAlert</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilScience</span></a></p><p><a href="https://geekoo.news/invisible-threat-from-the-ground-up/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">geekoo.news/invisible-threat-f</span><span class="invisible">rom-the-ground-up/</span></a></p>
ZALF<p>We’re in the midst of an inspiring second day at the ROOT-BENEFIT Symposium, hosted by ZALF in Müncheberg! 🌱👩‍🔬💡<br>This EU-funded COST Action research network connects international researchers in the field of root and soil systems. </p><p><a href="https://www.root-benefit.eu/root-benefit-symposium-and-2nd-annual-meeting-of-root-benefit/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">root-benefit.eu/root-benefit-s</span><span class="invisible">ymposium-and-2nd-annual-meeting-of-root-benefit/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/soilscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soilscience</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a></p>
ZALF<p>🌿 Join us &amp; dive into research on soil and plant processes! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬</p><p>ZALF &amp; Uni Bonn are hiring a W2 <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Professor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Professor</span></a> in matter &amp; energy dynamics of agricultural landscapes. Apply by June 25, 2025<br>👉 More info: <a href="https://t1p.de/prof_matter_energy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">t1p.de/prof_matter_energy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/ScienceJobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceJobs</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/Agroecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agroecology</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilScience</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/joboffer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joboffer</span></a> <a href="https://wisskomm.social/tags/PhenoRob" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhenoRob</span></a></p>
For Pete's Sake!<p>Eeeeeeee!! My bokashi bins and Lactic Acid Bacteria inoculated medium have arrived!!</p><p>Can't wait to get home to set them up, explain the process to my wife and throw away* the manky food waste bin we put out for refuse collection every week. This time of year it was always a haven for flies and maggots and (I've been reliably informed) stank something rotten!! </p><p><a href="https://autistics.life/tags/composting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>composting</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilScience</span></a> <a href="https://autistics.life/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> </p><p>*repurpose .. it's plastic so won't throw it out per se until such times it's useless and even ill dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner.</p>
Planetary Ecologist<p>Pedology (Pedology 🟤)</p><p>Pedology is a discipline within soil science which focuses on understanding and characterizing soil formation, evolution, and the theoretical frameworks for modeling soil bodies, often in the context of the natural environment. Pedology is often seen as one of two main branches of soil inquiry, the other being edaphology which is traditionally more agronomically oriented and focuses on ho...</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedology" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedology</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pedology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pedology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhysicalGeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhysicalGeography</span></a></p>
GabiA "soil cake" for a soil scientist birthday 😁 My daughter made the worms and snail 💚<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/soilscience?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soilscience</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/soil?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soil</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/soillayers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soillayers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cake?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cake</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/soilcake?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#soilcake</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/baking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#baking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gâteaux?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gâteaux</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/chocolatecake?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chocolatecake</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/marzipan?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#marzipan</a>
Jeff Munroe<p>If you're at <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/EGU25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EGU25</span></a> next week and are curious about the new CZ-NoN project to explore how to integrate global Critical Zone science, please stop by my poster on Tuesday! <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/criticalzone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criticalzone</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/hydrology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydrology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/soilscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soilscience</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/geology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geology</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/earthscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earthscience</span></a></p>
Geekoo<p>Even invisible plastic has a path—new research reveals how soil and pH shape the secret journey of nanoplastics. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnvironmentalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalResearch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://geekoo.news/tiny-plastics-big-problems-how-soil-and-ph-shape-pollution/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">geekoo.news/tiny-plastics-big-</span><span class="invisible">problems-how-soil-and-ph-shape-pollution/</span></a></p>
Track_Shovel<p><strong>No-tillage farming shown to enhance soil carbon in sandy agroecosystems</strong></p> <p><a href="https://slrpnk.net/post/19461749" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">slrpnk.net/post/19461749</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Terraso<p>Hi all. We're excited to share we've published a new, free, open source soil science application: <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/LandPKS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandPKS</span></a> Soil ID!</p><p>Soil ID makes it simple to identify the soil beneath your feet. Gather observations about the soil and compare your data to possible soils from local soil maps. </p><p>We're launching in the U.S. to start with, with soils outside the U.S. coming soon thereafter.</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://landpks.terraso.org/take-to-the-field-with-landpks-soil-id/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">landpks.terraso.org/take-to-th</span><span class="invisible">e-field-with-landpks-soil-id/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soil</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/soilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soilScience</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a></p>
NIOO-KNAW<p>New publication: Harnessing the synergy of Urochloa brizantha and <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/Amazonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazonian</span></a> Dark Earth <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/microbiomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbiomes</span></a> for enhanced <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/pasture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pasture</span></a> recovery. <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/ecologicalrestoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecologicalrestoration</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/microbialecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>microbialecology</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/soilscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soilscience</span></a><br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-03741-3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1186/s12866-024-037</span><span class="invisible">41-3</span></a></p>
Transition Town Telford<p>It's a 30 minute watch - but worth it. <br>Roots - How to save the Earth</p><p><a href="https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/107211-001-A/roots/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">arte.tv/en/videos/107211-001-A</span><span class="invisible">/roots/</span></a><br>Please consider watching the whole series.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/soilscience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>soilscience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>europe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/desertification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>desertification</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/transitontogether" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transitontogether</span></a></p>
Track_Shovel<p>Lumpers and Splitters</p><p><a href="https://slrpnk.net/post/17202769" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">slrpnk.net/post/17202769</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Earthworm 🐌Assessment of the pressures driving soil degradation in Europe
Frank Ashwood<p>I spend a lot of time doing science communication on how interesting and important soil organisms are, often focusing on the more fascinating-looking creatures like springtails and mites...</p><p>...BUT, did you know that earthworms were my gateway soil animal? In fact, I did my PhD on earthworm ecology, and how they can improve damaged soil for growing trees! </p><p>If you need a little help going to sleep tonight, you can always read my thesis here: <a href="https://clok.uclan.ac.uk/16560/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">clok.uclan.ac.uk/16560/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilBiodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilBiodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilEcology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilEcology</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilFauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilFauna</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Earthworm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Earthworm</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SoilScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilScience</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macrophotography</span></a></p>