One Cubic Foot

Within One Cubic Foot
Guess how many organisms you'll find in a cube of soil or sea.
By Edward O. Wilson
Photograph by David Liittschwager

When you thrust a shovel into the soil or tear off a piece of coral, you are, godlike, cutting through an entire world. You have crossed a hidden frontier known to very few. Immediately close at hand, around and beneath our feet, lies the least explored part of the planet's surface. It is also the most vital place on Earth for human existence.... Click here to read more

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