‘We can tell farmers the problems’: experts say seismic waves can check soil health and boost yields

Soilsmology' aims to map world's soils and help avert famine, says not-for-profit co-founded by George Monbiot

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A groundbreaking soil-health measuring technique could help avert famine and drought, scientists have said.

At the moment, scientists have to dig lots of holes to study the soil, which is time-consuming and damages its structure, making the sampling less accurate.