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Increased droughts are disrupting carbon-capturing soil microbes, concerning ecologists — ScienceDaily
Soil stores more carbon than plants and the atmosphere combined, and soil microbes are largely responsible for putting it there. However, the increasing frequency and severity of drought, such as…
Plant roots fuel tropical soil animal communities — ScienceDaily
A research team led by the University of Göttingen has shed new light on the importance of plant roots for belowground life, particularly in the tropics. Millions of small creatures…
Omaha soil health expo reflects growing interest in urban farming
Emmanuel Sekamana brings passion and family to his urban farming in Omaha. To Luis Marcos, there’s no such thing as weeds. Every plant has its purpose in a thriving ecosystem,…
Less intensively managed grasslands have higher plant diversity and better soil health — ScienceDaily
Researchers have shown — for the first time — that less intensively managed British grazed grasslands have on average 50% more plant species and better soil health than intensively managed…
Study reveals soil moisture plays the biggest role in underground spread of natural gas leaking from pipelines — ScienceDaily
Soil moisture content is the main factor that controls how far and at what concentration natural gas spreads from a leaked pipeline underground, a new study has found. Pipeline operators…
Himanta Biswa, Sadhguru exchange MoUs as Assam becomes 10th state to join ‘Save Soil Movement’ | India News
Assam signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Isha Outreach today to conserve soil in the state, becoming the 10th Indian state to officially join the Global Movement to Save…
Lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel — ScienceDaily
Soil on the moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and fuels, scientists in China report May 5 in the journal Joule. They are now exploring…
How a soil microbe could rev up artificial photosynthesis — ScienceDaily
Plants rely on a process called carbon fixation — turning carbon dioxide from the air into carbon-rich biomolecules – for their very existence. That’s the whole point of photosynthesis, and…