Conservationists in England are collecting cores of soil from an ancient woodland… so they can transplant them into a newly established site. The goal is to reintroduce missing fungi species in the ...
Local ranchers are hoping a soil health experiment will reveal clues about how they can better manage their land under dry conditions as the Colorado River basin continues to struggle under the ...
Soil microbes remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground, revealing an overlooked pathway for storage in agricultural soils.
Boulder County recently launched three climate grant programs to support nature-based climate solutions.
Soil contamination by cadmium is a growing global challenge that threatens food safety, agricultural productivity, and ...
Ecologists have measured plant-soil feedbacks for six perennial prairie grass species in a short-term greenhouse study, and say their findings do not match outcomes observed in long-term experiment ...
Coastal forests are increasingly exposed to the effects of climate change and sea level rise. New experimental research examined how soils change when transplanted between parts of a tidal creek that ...
Modern farming techniques have brought the world a wonderful bounty of agriculture, but they’ve also been terrible news for the Earth’s “digestive system,” the delicate 10 to 12 inches of topsoil ...
Microbes have many connections to humans. Gut microbes have a major influence on our health. For example, when we eat fruits, vegetables, chocolate, or red wine, gut microbes break down larger ...