A phenomenon that scientists have called “underground ... Illinois. Soil, rocks and construction materials deform when subjected to temperature variations. For example, the ground underneath ...

Now that underground heat is building up as the planet warms. According to a new study of downtown Chicago, underground hotspots may threaten the very same structures that emit the heat in the ...

The chips literally act like windows to the underground. A transparent patch in the otherwise opaque soil ... alter the microscopic structure of soils. A ciliate, for example, which possesses ...

"Soil isn't just a homogenous lump of dirt," Victoria says. "It's a complex environment containing many different structures ... which can help life living underground to withstand changes ...