ScienceWhy did 1,000 Swiss citizens bury their underpants?

One thousand Swiss citizens buried cotton underpants for two months in a citizen-science project measuring soil health across Switzerland. A paper in Plants People Planet found that soil management can substantially affect soil life and quality, with decomposition rates serving as a key indicator.

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