A McGill University study suggests that diversifying crops and replacing annual wheat with a perennial grain could help ...

Let's say you're a corn grower farming on low-fertility soil. How do you go about making that soil healthier and more fertile? Many farmers think if they add plenty of nitrogen fertilizer, that ...

A chemical analysis of residential soils and ash around California homes burned by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires in early ...

Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil environment revealing that roots actively sense their microenvironment and mount precise, cell-specific ...

Curtin University researchers have discovered some agricultural soils can naturally suppress one of Australia’s most damaging broadacre crop diseases. The research, published in the international ...

Dive into the fascinating world beneath your feet! UW’s soil science minor is the perfect program for anyone looking to enhance a degree related to natural resources. Whether you’re passionate about ...

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First ever global mapping of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi shows scale of hyphal systems that sustain plant life Our planet’s soils contain enough of the subterranean fungi that sustain plant life and ...

The Arctic's frozen carbon reserves may shift from absorbing CO2 to releasing it by the 2050s, as deep permafrost thaws ...

A recent study shows that Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), through their high nutrient and microbiological contents, could help to restore deforested areas in the Amazon region. Furthermore, these unique ...

A study reveals that while plant diversity in restored lands increases rapidly, the recovery of soil microbes and chemistry can take well over a century, highlighting the complexities of land ...