Soil
A bacteria-based technique to repair lunar bricks
A promising step for sustainable construction in extraterrestrial environments.
Animal poop helps ecosystems adapt to climate change, study
The activity of this animal could accelerate the time plants.
Cleaning contaminated soil using proteins
In 2020, Lausanne's soil was contaminated with dioxins from manufacturing processes. Cleaning is expensive and time-consuming, leaving officials unsure whether to proceed. EPFL scientists are...
Human urine: An eco-friendly crop fertilizer
1 yr stored urine had little impact on soil bacterial communities and produced minimal change in soil pH.
Researchers use traffic noise to measure soil moisture
New method relies upon seismic technology that normally measures how the ground shakes during earthquakes.
Unlocking the secrets: Barley plants and soil microbes
The custom community of beneficial microbes improve the plants’ growth.
Nanomedicine and digital twin tech tackle food insecurity and climate change
How medical models can transform agriculture?
Scientists discovered how the river Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years
Crucial shift in River Nile’s evolution during ancient Egypt discovered.
Study explains how soil traps carbon
New findings explain how soil sequesters plant-based carbon from the atmosphere.
A plant gene required for root hair growth found in grasses
Plant cell types: Unlocking the mystery of root hair development.
How capturing carbon in savannas can reduce global warming?
Grasses play an important role in capturing carbon in tropical savannas.
Arctic soil methane consumption increases in a drier climate
Well-drained soils remove methane from the atmosphere.
The fungus breaks down harmful food toxin
Isolating and characterizing filamentous fungi with patulin-degrading abilities.
New antibiotic targets drug-resistant bacteria
New antibiotic targets immutable bacterial structure.
A nematode dormant for 46,000 years in Siberian permafrost revived
Genome analysis shows new nematode species shares molecular toolkit for survival with C. elegans.
How do bacteria affect plant growth?
UC Riverside's research focuses on sustainable agriculture practices.
Study finds widespread exposure to drug-resistant fungal spores
Citizen scientists help uncover overall exposure to drug-resistant fungal bioaerosols.
Sustainable PET waste utilization for enhancing sand-bentonite clay liners
UBCO researchers explore alternative plastic bottle applications.
Global warming could surge the CO2 emissions from soil microbes
Microbial CO2 emissions in the polar regions will increase twice as much as in the rest of the world.
Modest moss can store billions of tons of carbon
Plant life absorbs & transforms greenhouse gases to combat climate change..
The secret of the Amazonian dark earth could help forest restoration
Amazonian dark earth facilitates the establishment of tree species in forest restoration.
Researchers have developed a tool to optimize irrigation
Farmers can conserve water by using irrigation optimization techniques.
Grad student designs “artificial muscles” to be used in compost bins
soft robotic actuators made up of sustainable materials.
Nonnative leaf-litter ants are replacing native ants
Leaf-litter ants are declining in Florida, increasing in nonnative ants.