Healthy soil, the foundation of thriving ecosystems, is a complex dance between physical, chemical, and biological processes ...

Sep. 13, 2024 — In a new study, researchers have determined through both statistical analysis and in experiments that soil pH is a driver of microbial community composition -- but that the need ...

Muehe says the further effects are hard to predict. "Climate change and metals each separately place stress on the microorganisms in the soil, collectively referred to as the soil microbiome.

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For instance, buffer strips and cover crops can absorb excess nitrogen and phosphorus, thereby reducing nutrient runoff into ...

The organic solid waste that citizens deposit in brown recycling bins could currently produce the amount of compost needed to ...

Farm horses, goats, and carabaos were discontinued as they required more care and large areas to graze. But the small animals and birds in the forest help enrich the soil. Free-range chickens roam the ...

These first microbes would have been extremely simple. Meanwhile, viruses degrade more easily than bacteria, so there are no physical fossils of viruses. Related: What was the first animal on Earth?

Invasive Plants Drive Homogenization of Soil Microbial Communities Across U.S. Oct. 28, 2024 — A new study reveals that invasive plants are reshaping soil microbial communities across the U.S ...