Learn why scientists asked 1,000 volunteers to bury their underwear underground and then dig them up again to help study soil ...

The world's longest-running soil warming experiment has revealed an unexpected climate concern. After nearly four decades, researchers found that warming can cause microbes to break down stable soil ...

Heating alone won’t drive soil microbes to release more carbon dioxide — they need added carbon and nutrients to thrive. This finding challenges assumptions about how climate warming influences soil ...

One of the fundamental aspects of organic gardening is to ensure your soil holds everything it needs in order for your plants to grow strong and healthy. So many people miss this crucial step in ...

Large mammals help shape forest floors by changing fallen plant material, soil acidity, and nutrient movement over time.

LOGAN, UTAH, USA – The cause-effect sequence or “feedback” between plants and their soil microbial communities plays an important role in structuring plant communities. To predict this synergistic ...

A Puerto Rico experiment warmed rainforest soil by four degrees Celsius. This warming caused significant carbon dioxide ...

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 ...

The cause-effect sequence or "feedback" between plants and their soil microbial communities plays an important role in structuring plant communities. To predict this synergistic coexistence, ...