The world's roots are getting shallower: Study provides the first estimate of global changes

Plant roots act as engineers for Earth's surface, breaking up bedrock, transporting water and nutrients, and stabilizing landscapes. They're so …

Ranny Eckstrom flipped this story into Big History Geology•80d
Related storyboards
Related articles
- Paula Nylin Nevelsflipped into Historical
The Neanderthals and the Mystery of the Missing Zinc
What did Neanderthals eat? The major human variants in the last two million years were apparently omnivores with a deep carnivorous streak. But there …
- The Daily Beastflipped into Latest Stories
How Crochet TikTokers Uncovered ChatGPT’s Kryptonite
Crochet changes everything you thought you knew about artificial intelligence. Alex Woolner has a perfect name for a textile artist. She’s lived up to …
- NDflipped into DEPTH OF FIELD
Best Close Up Photography Of The Year: Amazing Winning Photos
Celebrating the details most people overlook, the Close-up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) competition, devoted to macro and micro photography, has selected this year’s winners from more than 9,000 entries from 54 countries. Close-up Photographer of the Year, founded in 2018 by photojournalists …
- Nick Lutesflipped into Psst...thought You Might Like This.
Radical idea: Redraw the U.S. map as a nation of city-states
While cities drive national economic growth, their political geography means they cannot effectively deal with inequality, poverty, and other …
Join the flipboard community
Discover, collect, and share stories for all your interests
Sign upMore stories from Environment
Unplug These Appliances Now and Watch Your Electric Bill Drop
Those home appliances can suck up energy even if you turn them off. Here's what to know, and how you can save.
- Paula Nylin Nevelsflipped into Garden News
I'm an HVAC Technician: Here's Why Your Gas Bill Is So High — And How to Lower It
If you've opened up your utility bills and are wondering, "Why is my gas bill so high?" The answer to that question may vary somewhat based on your …
- Theresa Cobleflipped into Human Population & Social Justice
'The Last of Us' Reveals a Deadly Truth About Fungal Infections
Some fungi are becoming increasingly dangerous to humans. Millions have been tuning in every week to watch the highly anticipated TV adaptation of The …
- Kenneth Gentryflipped into Science, Sci-Fi And Cyberpunk
Ice, ice baby! Scientists discover a new kind of ice that might change our understanding of water forever
We’ve got a new kind of ice on the block – medium-density amorphous ice (MDA).It’s amorphous, which means that the water molecules are in a …