Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a ...

AMES, Iowa – Poorly drained agricultural soils emit enough of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide that the resulting climate change effects could far exceed the benefits of using the same soils as a ...

Global change—a term that encompasses climate change and phenomena such as changes in land use or environmental pollution—is ...

A hidden nutrient in the soil could double the speed at which tropical forests, and their climate benefits, come roaring back ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scientists from the Tonawanda Coke Soil Study hosted a community meeting on Feb. 24 to share the final results of the research with the public. Researchers investigated soil pollution ...

Oklahoma Conservation Commission Soil Scientist Greg Scott holds healthy soil that absorbed two inches of simulated rainfall, during the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources ...

After a wildfire, rain washes away soil for years. A new study reveals massive losses and hidden risks in a global map.

An ancient soil amendment—biochar—could be a promising tool for future soil health enhancement and maintenance, according to a study by the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences. Amit Dhingra ...

A new study highlights a crucial biosphere feedback mechanism and its effects on releasing soil carbon into the atmosphere. A first-of-its-kind study led by researchers at the University of Oklahoma ...

Curious eyes have been scanning how Cliff Linder and some other Stark County farmers have been taking care of their soil. A five-year study called Stark Sustainable Soils Initiative is a project of ...

Scientists from UB and SUNY Fredonia hosted a community meeting last night to update the public on the Tonawanda Coke Soil Study. The purpose of the research, as ordered by a federal judge, is to ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Scientists from the Tonawanda Coke Soil Study hosted a community meeting Thursday evening to share the final results of the research with the public. Researchers investigated soil ...