image: Andre Eger describes the soil at one of the sampling sites. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 16, 2014, issue of Science Express, published by AAAS. The paper, by Isaac Larsen at University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., and colleagues was titled, "Rapid Soil Production and Weathering in the Western Alps, New Zealand." view more
Credit: [Image courtesy of Isaac Larsen]