The Universe Within

What universe within? Is this a SYFY article now? Not really, but the universe I’m talking looks kind of like a scene right out of a SYFY movie. Yet it is as real as me sitting here in front of the computer. That’s the universe in our soil. Sometimes it’s hard to imagine soil as being a living organism, but once we stop to consider what is really in the soil, it’s easy to imagine this universe that’s right beneath our feet.

Let’s start with what soil is. Basically, a combination of non-living and living matter, organic materials and inorganic materials, and a plethora of living...