mud

It sticks to our boots and squelches playfully through our fingers when we splash around in it: mud. And yet mud is so much more than just a fun-sounding mess under our feet: a handful of soil is home to more living creatures than there are people on Earth. Equipped with magnifying glasses, shovels, and microscopes, we dig for hidden stories in the soil, discover tunnels, and listen to the songs hidden within the earth.

Because there’s quite a lot going on in the soil…