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night soil

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Recent Examples of night soil This strategy became necessary after an errant tomato plant sprouted from a visitor's night soil back in the 1960s. — Amy Brady, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2023 The night soil temperatures are not ideal to put them out yet. — oregonlive, 1 May 2021 For millennia, people collected these precious substances—often in the wee hours, giving rise to the term night soil—and used them to grow food. — Julia Rosen, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2021

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Obviously, the network of partners and proxies did not deter an attack on Iranian soil.

— Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
The work raises new questions about soil, carbon, and even what counts as an individual organism.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026

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In a new study published in Science on Thursday, researchers collected stool samples from more than 170 people before and after a second or third dose of a COVID vaccine.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
His is the kind of performance — just a man, two acoustic guitars, a stool and a microphone — that flies in the face of today’s uber-grandiose pop shows.

— Greg Carannante, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

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The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) says manure runoff from Kilby Farm on Firetower Road in Colora caused a massive fish kill in Basin Run, killing nearly 11,000 fish across 25 species.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
The report also noted that 40 percent of participating farmers reduced their synthetic pesticide active ingredient use per hectare last year, with 34 percent reporting usage of organic fertilizers such as manure.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

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Now the researchers working along SR 62 plan to go a step further by analyzing the location and DNA of dozens of poop samples for each species, before the crossings are built and after.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The airline can provide treats, blankets, toys, leashes, poop bags, and calming aids like pheromones, music, and lavender-scented towels.

— Sarah Kuta, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Oct. 2026

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