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Scientists Look to Soil for Answers on Climate Change

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.
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Clip Season 1 Episode 5 Length 03:07 Premiere: 10/04/23

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Season 1 Episodes

Grasslands
S1 E5 Length 55:05 Premiere Date 10/04/23

Ice
S1 E4 Length 55:25 Premiere Date 09/27/23

Heat
S1 E3 Length 55:31 Premiere Date 09/20/23

Islands
S1 E2 Length 55:26 Premiere Date 09/13/23

Earth
S1 E1 Length 55:26 Premiere Date 09/06/23

Episode 5 Preview
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 10/04/23

A Herd of Buffalo Are Returned to the Fort Peck Reservation
Clip Length 05:45 Premiere Date 10/04/23

Scientists Look to Soil for Answers on Climate Change
Clip Length 03:07 Premiere Date 10/04/23

A Growing Number of Wildebeest In the Serengeti
Clip Length 03:16 Premiere Date 10/04/23

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