Scientists have created a new type of everlasting battery using the ultimate renewable energy source: dirt! This soil-powered fuel cell runs on special microbes that munch on organic matter in the soil to generate electricity indefinitely. Think of it like an Energizer bunny that keeps going and going, except instead of a cute pink bunny pounding… [Read More]
Soil Conservation
Gardening, Lunar Style
Question: What can grow in Blue Cheese? Answer: Nothing that I know of—except mold! Good thing then, as it turns out, that the moon is NOT made of Blue Cheese. Because now we know that things can grow in lunar soil. How do we know? Read on… When NASA launches astronauts back to the moon in… [Read More]
News Flash: Billions of Tons of Topsoil Has Disappeared!
According to a new study published in the journal “Earth’s Future,” the Midwest has lost approximately 57 billion metric tons of topsoil over the last 160 years. Can you imagine even with the EZ-Screen 1200XLS, how long it would take to screen 57 BILLION TONS of topsoil? As reported by NPR, a few years ago,… [Read More]
DNA in soil reveals ancient secrets
You’ve seen the pictures, I’m sure…. archeologists sifting soil with small mesh pans…. (I like to think of them as very mini EZ-Screen plants). What they’re looking for, of course are bits (not the computer type) of evidence of ancient civilizations…a piece of pottery, a fragment of bone, an ancient coin. Archaeological deposits typically consist… [Read More]
Scientists Discover Recipe For “Cosmic Concrete” Using Mars Soil
Spoiler alert: Apologies if this seems a bit “ghoulish” –(heck, Halloween is almost here!) Back in the day…. actually way, way back– ancient buildings were held together with mud and animal blood. That gave some scientists an idea…. when the time comes to build structures on Mars….why not learn from the past? So, scientists at… [Read More]
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