NewzOne thousand citizen scientists across 25 countries participated in a project involving the burial of cotton underpants to assess soil health. Swiss researchers utilized the rate of fabric decomposition as an indicator to measure the activity levels of living organisms within the soil.
Results from the study showed that private gardens exhibited the highest rates of decomposition, which points to more active soil conditions in those areas. The initiative served as a simplified method for conducting citizen science research on soil ecosystems.
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