The researchers say the Green Revolution and exclusive selection for aboveground traits in corn — ignoring traits related to the roots and rhizosphere, the microbe-rich zone surrounding roots — ...

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is ...

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a result, the global soil carbon cycle—by which carbon enters, moves through, ...

Microbes from sewage sludge used as recycled fertilizer likely enable toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS to leach into the environment, according to new research led by Christopher Sales, PhD, ...

"Like any good animal, we sense the change of seasons through a hundred subtle clues. Leaves change and shed, becoming crispy ...

Salt, microplastics, and rising temperatures are silently degrading urban soil health, and weakening the resilience of cities ...

Soil should be alive and it is a fact that chemical fertilizers kill the microbial activity in soil. Do we really need ...