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Why scientists asked 1,000 people to bury their underwear

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (390+ words) More than 1,000 volunteers buried cotton underwear across Switzerland to help scientists measure how active different soils are. The faster the fabric disappeared, the more biological activity was taking place underground. Gardens showed the fastest decomposition, while lawns had the least,…...