What does the history of soil teach us about our planet today?

Apr 20, 2023

Soils are so abundant today that we often take them for granted or assume they are a constant feature of our planet. Image: Unsplash/Gabriel Jimenez

Sandy Hetherington

Plant Evolutionary Biologist, The University of Edinburgh

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Artist's reconstruction of rhizoid-based rooting systems in the soil from the Rhynie chert, Aberdeenshire. Image: Rosemary Wise/Royal Society Publishing

Exposed modern tree roots, Sutherland, Scotland. Image: Conversation/Sandy Hetherington

Modern peaty soil, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Image: Conversation/Sandy Hetherington

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