A recent study shows that Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), through their high nutrient and microbiological contents, could help to restore deforested areas in the Amazon region. Furthermore, these ...

Black or Dark Brown Soil The most coveted soil color. Called “black gold” by some gardeners, it has high levels of organic matter and probably sodium, which helps organic matter and humus ...

Researchers from Brazil showed that Amazonian dark earth (ADE), soils enriched by Amerindian people thousands of years ago, increases the establishment and growth of seedlings of tree species ...

SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 7, 2023 (ENS) - Millions of Amerindian people living centuries ago in today’s Amazonia transformed the originally poor soil. The result is Amazonian dark earth, ADE, or ...

The Algodón River flows through a forest of the Amazon Basin in the remote northeastern corner of Peru. Scientists collected and analyzed a series of ten roughly 3-foot-long soil cores from three ...

Indigenous farmers in the Amazon cultivate nutrient-rich, carbon-storing soil to grow crops – and archaeological evidence of this “dark earth” suggests they have been doing so for centuries.

This ancient soil buried deep in the forest might just be our greatest hope for the future. By Darren Orf Published: Aug 09, 2024 11:12 AM EDT David Wall // Getty Images ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Brown earth soils are widespread in Britain, except in highland areas. Soil organisms, like earthworms, mix the ...

Brown bears foraging for food in the Shiretoko Peninsula of Hokkaido, Japan, have been disrupting tree growth in artificial conifer forests, according to a new study. Researchers compared soil and ...