Why 1000 citizen scientists from 25 countries across buried their cotton underpants
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Sat, 29 August 2026Sat, 5 September 2026
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Times of India
tportal (Croatia)
29 Aug, 05:37over 7 days5 Sept, 17:35
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Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- Times of India05:37first to report
Citizen scientists in Switzerland used cotton underpants to gauge soil health. The rate of fabric decomposition revealed the activity of soil's living organisms. Private gardens showed the highest decomposition rates, indicating more active soil. This citizen science project simplified soil testing for the general public. The experiment highlighted soil's importance and its hidden biological processes.
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report- tportal (Croatia)17:35
Švicarski tim je ustvrdio kako će ovime moći izmjeriti bioaktivnost tla prateći brzinu razrađivanja preko kukaca i drugih organizama koji vole organske tvari. Ispostavilo se da su uređeni travnjaci vrlo slabo biološki aktivni, na što su znanstvenici i ranije upozoravali