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Soil: a walk through life – Sevilla House of Science

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By AndaluNet on 20/02/2017

Soil: a walk through life - Sevilla House of Science

From 8 November 2016 up 16 July 2017
Open Tuesday to Sunday 10 a 21 hours. Closed on non-holiday Mondays.

Type of activity: Temporal exposition
Price: General admission access
Recommended age: For all audiences
The Museum will open on Monday 27 February, 1 May and 29 May 2017.

Soil: a walk through life – Sevilla House of Science

What is the ground beneath our feet? Is it just inert matter that is under our feet or more? Although we are in daily contact with the ground, we do not know enough. It is as unknown as essential, because the soil is the mainstay of the planet. It is an extremely rich and full life ecosystem, continuously moving. Casa Museo de la Ciencia de Sevilla hosts this temporary exhibition, designed by the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, institution also belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), It is precisely where society seeks to bring this unknown underground paradise and raise awareness about the importance of preserving life on the planet.

The exhibition is divided into four areas. In the first, that explains what the soil, It is still the original soil samples shaped monolith. The second section analyzes the many functions that the soil exerts within ecosystems. In the third area coordinated work of many agencies addressed, from microscopic bacteria to moles or rodents, that enable the functioning and balance of soil ecosystems. Last, sample opens a space for reflection on the threats that caused humans transforming soil faster and more extensively than in any other period of history.

With the collaboration of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN/CSIC)

related workshop: Superheroes soil

House of Science
Avda. M ª Luisa s / n, Flag of Peru . Seville
www.casadelaciencia.csic.es