… the ground is a part of our experience of nature, as here with this former sand pit. Source: Sina Schröder Discovering soils in their natural environment makes for an exciting journey through our natural and cultural heritage. The countless nature discovery paths, museums, profile compilations and art objects scattered throughout Germany are worthy travel destinations that …

… Learning about and experiencing soil Tiny ants can build amazingly large anthills! … be unthinkable without the earth’s various soils, which can only assure a plentiful and healthy supply of food and drinking water if their ecology remains intact. But … Heidrun Mühle, Hans Willi Thoenes, Wolfgang Walther and Berndt Michael Wilke. … Learning about and experiencing soil …

… Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt What is needed above all for soil to develop is time, and of course rock, which is the material from which soil develops. Likewise … the interplay between myriad factors. The most important natural factors are rock, climate, plants, animals, terrain form and slope, and water availability. Of great …

… santia3 Fotolia.com Soil carries out myriad functions that are free of charge and extremely powerful, and that are what make soil so valuable not only to us but … use of arable land for purposes other than farming. Soil fertility is determined by climate, as well as humus content, grain size and soil structure – which, in …

… What do people mean when they talk about the “1.5°C goal” in the context of climate change? What is the origin of this value and how is it quantified? What happens if we exceed it – is there any way back down …

… (Bismarckplatz) will remain closed until about 2025/26 due to renovation and modernization work. The address of the temporary accommodation, which will also … library in the German-speaking world, with branches in Dessau-Roßlau, Berlin and Bad Elster, contains more than 500,000 books, about 320,000 eBooks, more than 1,500 printed journals, about 30,000 ejournals and other sources of information. The library is an open access library kept …