Soil microbes remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground, revealing an overlooked pathway for storage in agricultural soils.

Cities are growing. Forests are shrinking. But what’s happening beneath our feet—in the soil of the very trees that line our ...

Lynette Abbott examines how the rhizosphere, a narrow collar of soil clinging to plant roots, is emerging as a key player in soil and plant health ...

In every handful of soil, there are billions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, all working to sustain the cycle of life. Understanding how these microorganisms interact with one another helps ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are revolutionizing the way we understand and predict soil processes. Yet, while data-driven models ...

As an ecosystem, soil isn't an inert substance. It's full of bacteria, fungi, nematodes, mites, insects, worms, mammals and plant roots. These organisms mediate all soil processes, including organic ...

Faculty members in the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Science have strong research interests and expertise in biotic and abiotic controls on element cycling in terrestrial ecosystems.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The main goal of the study was to determine the diversity of the potential nitrogen-fixing (PNF) bacteria inhabiting agricultural (A) soils ...

Poisonous heavy metals contaminating thousands of sites nationwide threaten to enter the food chain, and there's been no easy way to remove them. An experimental chemical bath and electrochemical ...

*(CNN) — The first time Laura Muckenhoupt felt a glimmer of hope after the death of her 22-year-old son Miles was the drive home from the Washington state facility that had turned his body into ...