0221The European Commission has launched an online public consultation on the development of a new EU Soil Strategy This is the last of a set of public consultations on different ecosystems delivering on the specific commitments in the EU Biodiversity Strategy 30 Healthy soils produce our food and raw materials, clean our drinking water, reduce flood risks and storeUltisols, commonly known as red clay soils, are one of twelve soil orders in the United States Department of Agriculture soil taxonomyThe word Ultisol is derived from ultimate, because Ultisols were seen as the ultimate product of continuous weathering of minerals in a humid, temperate climate without new soil formation via glaciationMartian soil is the fine regolith found on the surface of MarsIts properties can differ significantly from those of terrestrial soil, including its toxicity due to the presence of perchloratesThe term Martian soil typically refers to the finer fraction of regolith So far, no samples have been re...
