Soil Types News
December 23, 2024
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Dec. 16, 2024 When and where to plant tree seedlings to restore forests after wildfires has a lot to do with shrubs, finds a new ...
Dec. 12, 2024 Researchers are linking human activity to increased gene transfer from soil bacteria to ...
Dec. 12, 2024 A team analyzed the amino acids that affect the formation of spores in a bacterium that causes food poisoning, Clostridium perfringens, and identified serine as an amino acid that inhibits spore ...
Dec. 11, 2024 A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1-3 additional species become extinct every ...
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Dec. 3, 2024 Nitrogen oxide emissions from soil in California's Salton Sea air basin are 10 times larger than state estimates, finds a new study of rural Imperial and Coachella ...
Dec. 5, 2024 Extreme weather and pollution have increased the salt content in some soil, making growing conditions harsh for salt-sensitive crops like rice. Now, researchers detail a possible solution that ...
Dec. 3, 2024 Researchers found that emissions from streams are largely derived from nitrification processes in agricultural soils. Further, they found that stream emissions make up a much greater portion of the ...
Dec. 2, 2024 A major global study using teabags as a measuring device shows warming temperatures may reduce the amount of carbon stored in wetlands. The international team of scientists buried 19,000 bags of ...
Nov. 19, 2024 A new study measuring access to nature for eight major global cities found most still have inadequate canopy cover, despite access to an abundance of ...
Nov. 19, 2024 Researchers have developed a new bio-inspired approach to building complex 3D microfluidic networks by utilizing plant roots and fungal hyphae as ...
Nov. 18, 2024 Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States, according to a new ...
Nov. 18, 2024 A new study reveals alarming risks that pesticides pose to ground-nesting bees, which are crucial for pollination and food production. As agriculture increasingly relies on pesticides to protect ...
Nov. 14, 2024 A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Forests provide biodiversity, ecosystem functions, income and much more. How can these diverse and seemingly diverging demands be met? An international research team addressed this question by ...
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Nov. 7, 2024 A research team developed an AI tool that traces back the most recent places you have been to. The tool acts like a satellite navigation system, but instead of guiding you to your hotel, it ...
Nov. 6, 2024 When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The ...
Oct. 30, 2024 A new study finds that up to 215 million hectares of land (an area larger than Mexico) in humid tropical regions around the world has the potential to naturally regrow. That much forest could store ...
Oct. 28, 2024 A new study reveals that invasive plants are reshaping soil microbial communities across the U.S., making them more uniform and altering how ecosystems ...
Oct. 24, 2024 A new study shows that increasing plant diversity in agriculture can be used to improve the carbon sequestration potential of agricultural soils. As the agricultural sector strives to reduce its ...
Oct. 22, 2024 In a recent study, researchers investigated the interactions between Pyricularia oryzae, the rice blast fungus, and the beneficial soil bacterium Streptomyces griseus. They found that P. oryzae ...
Oct. 18, 2024 New research shows how human activities, like fertilizer use and polluting, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which are crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems by adding nitrogen to the ...
Oct. 17, 2024 Researchers have cracked the code of plant-to-fungi communication in a new study. Using baker's yeast, the researchers discovered that the plant hormone strigolactone (SL) activates fungal genes ...
Oct. 15, 2024 As the world's native bee populations are declining, crop production requiring pollinators increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. In the U.S., the beekeeping industry is in ...
Oct. 15, 2024 An analysis of leaf litter breakdown in climatically diverse habitats shows that decomposition by larger invertebrates dominates in hot, dry regions and warmer seasons. Researchers have shown that ...
Oct. 14, 2024 Some people believe that talking to your plants makes them thrive. While there's limited scientific support for sound improving plant health, there's a growing amount of evidence about the ...
Oct. 7, 2024 Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades, new research ...
Oct. 3, 2024 Utilizing one of the longest-running ecosystem experiments in the Arctic, researchers have developed a better understanding of the interplay among plants, microbes and soil nutrients -- findings that ...
Oct. 1, 2024 Researchers explore how acetic acid bacteria shapes emergent properties of sourdough, with implications across complex microbial ...
Oct. 1, 2024 Researchers have identified two divergent adaptive responses to soil salinity in populations of the same wild species found in the Catalonia's coastal area, the Brassica fruticulosa, and have ...
Sep. 27, 2024 A new study suggests that an ordinary old log could help refine strategies to tackle climate change. A team of researchers analyzed a 3,775-year-old log and the soil it was excavated from. Their ...
Sep. 23, 2024 The food system is one of the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions on the planet, making the reduction of emissions in this sector a priority for policymakers around the world. ...
Sep. 23, 2024 Bacterial communities in soil are as resilient to human urine as synthetic fertilizers -- making recycling the bodily fluid as a fertilizer for agricultural crops a viable ...
Sep. 17, 2024 A research team proposes a method to calculate, compare and communicate how different crops affect the loss of agricultural soil, with the aim of raising awareness of this problem and promoting ...
Sep. 17, 2024 Some plants are able to take over uninhabited spaces like sand dunes, volcanic substrates and rockfall areas. The first colonizers have specific traits that allow them to grow in such hostile ...
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- Honey Bees in Demand: New Contract Strategies to Support Pollination Services
- Arthropods Dominate Plant Litter Decomposition in Drylands
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- A Tool to Enhance the Taste and Texture of Sourdough and Study the Complexity of Microbiomes
- Different Adaptation Strategies to Saline Soils Identified in Neighboring Populations of the Same Plant Species
Friday, September 27, 2024
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Transforming Agriculture from Carbon Source to Sink
- Human Urine Could Be Used as Eco-Friendly Crop Fertilizer
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Soil Footprint: A Simple Indicator of a Crop's Impact on Soil Erosion
- How Plant Communities Change When Conquering Uninhabited Ground
Monday, September 16, 2024
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- The Legacy of Corn Nitrogen Fertilizer: Study Shows Lengthy Impact in Tile Drained Systems
- Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture Suggests Even Greater Challenges to the Environment, Global Food Supply and Public Health
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
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- Cattle Raised by Maasai Farmers Aren't the Conservation Villains They've Been Made out to Be, Study Finds
- Growing Key Biomethane Crop on Peat Emits 3 Times More CO2 Than Using Natural Gas
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- Hydrometeorology and Location Affect Hospitalizations for Waterborne Infectious Diseases in the US
- Rising Mercury Pollution in Soil Could Be Related to Climate Change
- Could Manure and Compost Act Like Probiotics, Reducing Antibiotic Resistance in Urban Soils?
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- Trees Reveal Climate Surprise -- Bark Removes Methane from the Atmosphere
- Study of Urban Moss Raises Concerns About Lead Levels in Older Portland Neighborhoods
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- Although Tiny, Peatland Microorganisms Have a Big Impact on Climate
- Smart Soil Can Water and Feed Itself
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- Better Farming Through Nanotechnology
- Tropical Forests Adjust Strategies to Thrive Even When Soils Are Nutrient Poor
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- Abandoned Farmlands Could Play a Role in Fighting Climate Change: A New Study Shows Exactly Where They Are
- Aerosol Pollution, Greenhouse Gases Must Be Reduced Simultaneously to Keep Forest Fires in Check
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
- Why Do Dyeing Poison Frogs Tap Dance?
- Study Suggests 'biodegradable' Teabags Don't Readily Deteriorate in the Environment and Can Adversely Affect Terrestrial Species
Thursday, May 23, 2024
- Developing Novel Methods to Detect Antibiotics in Vegetables and Earthworms
- Key Role of Plant-Bacteria Communication for the Assembly of a Healthy Plant Microbiome Supporting Sustainable Plant Nutrition
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- Dog Attacks on Mountain Tapirs Highlight a Growing Threat to Endangered Wildlife
- How Soil Microbes Survive in Harsh Desert Environments
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- Small Changes Can Yield Big Savings in Agricultural Water Use
- Better Phosphorus Use Can Ensure Its Stocks Last More Than 500 Years and Boost Global Food Production
- Researchers Discover Evolutionary 'tipping Point' In Fungi
- Maize Genes Control Little Helpers in the Soil
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- Potassium Depletion in Soil Threatens Global Crop Yields
- Viruses That Can Help 'dial Up' Carbon Capture in the Sea