
Veronika Straass is a German biologist and is the author of numerous nonfiction books, including several animal monographs for beginning readers. She also writes regularly about biology for Die Weltwoche, a weekly magazine based in Switzerland.
Claus-Peter Lieckfeld is a German journalist and author of several nonfiction books, and who has written for publications such as Natur, GEO, and Die Zeit. As coauthors, Lieckfeld and Straass have published several nonfiction titles together on birds and insects.

by Nicole Ottawa and Oliver Meckes (Photography), Veronika Straass and Claus-Peter Lieckfeld
Soil sustains life and is among Earth’s most essential natural resources. Nearly 60 percent of all species depend on soil for their survival, and almost all mammals depend on plants grown in soil. To many of us, it may seem … Continue reading →

