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A thousand Swiss volunteers buried underwear to test soil health
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A thousand Swiss volunteers buried underwear to test soil health

So, here’s a wonderfully unusual way to learn about soil: bury cotton underwear, wait two months, then see what’s left. In Switzerland, 1,000 volunteers buried more than 2,000 pairs of undies and 12,000 tea bags at sites across the country for a citizen science project. Researchers found that underwear decomposed fastest in private gardens and slowest on lawns, showing how soil management can influence the life beneath our feet. And here’s the thing - participants also received personal tips for caring for their soil more sustainably.
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