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Scientists Look to Soil for Answers on Climate Change

Plants are reacting to our changing climate so scientists are looking to soil for answers.

Aired 10/04/2023 | Rating NR

Evolution Earth

Scientists Look to Soil for Answers on Climate Change

Clip: Episode 5 | 3m 7sVideo has Closed Captions

Plants are reacting to our changing climate so scientists are looking to soil for answers.

Plant life on our planet is reacting to the changing climate. So scientists like Jane Zelikova are turning to the soil for an insight as to what is going on. Here in Kansas we see her and her research colleague Dr. Megan Machmuller digging down to take soil and root samples. She explains how grass systems play a vital role in carbon sequestration and the importance of necromass.

Aired 10/04/2023 | Rating NR

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Forgotten and overlooked, grasslands could hold the key to our planet’s survival. (30s)

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Wildebeest numbers rose after eradicating rinderpest. The Serengeti ecosystem rebounded. (3m 16s)

A Herd of Buffalo Are Returned to the Fort Peck Reservation

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A momentous occasion as a new Buffalo herd are returned to the Fort Peck Reservation. (5m 45s)

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