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Underground Economy

July 8, 2026 Francis Xavier III Sullivan

Think Wall Street… but underground! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Scientists are discovering that microbes and plants may be running tiny nutrient markets beneath our feet. Listen closely. Gijsbert Werner and team from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam discovered that microbes and plants actually TRADE nutrients.

Nature’s Cleanup Crew

June 17, 2026 Francis Xavier III Sullivan

Talk about deep, deep trouble. This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Contaminated soil doesn’t recover overnight. Pollution is stubborn. But belowground, nature has already begun the cleanup. How? Enter Danielle Stevenson and team at the Center for Applied Ecological Remediation. They collected soil samples from