Geologist Sam Goldberg on “Terra Preta” for Popular Mechanics…

A new study from U.S. and Brazilian scientists shows that the Amazon Basin could be even more adept at capturing carbon than experts previously realized via a highly nutrient- and carbon-rich soil called terra preta, or “dark earth.” “The ancient Amazonians put a lot of carbon in the soil, and a lot of that is still there today,” University of Miami’s Samuel Goldberg, co-author of a new study, said in a press statement at the time. Read more “Geologist Sam Goldberg on “Terra Preta” for Popular Mechanics Magazine” →