... a NASA satellite mission to collect global soil moisture measurements to improve weather, flood ...
ITHACA, N.Y., April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have, for the first time, inspected soil at the nanoscale level to better understand chemical processes that cycle organic matter.
The agriculture industry cannot continue to grow without its roots firmly fixed in healthy, productive soil, writes David McKenzie.
Research has found that microbes naturally present in Australian soil could be the most efficient way to break down contaminants and toxic waste in the environment.
... activities can be helpful to demonstrate the complexity and importance of the soil microbial world. These activities are a fun, creative ... students and to teach them about an important aspect of soil microbiology." says Dr. Yarwood. After participating in these activities ...
Research has found that microbes naturally present in Australian soil could be the most efficient way to break down contaminants and toxic waste in the environment.
Knowing that soils are a potential climate change time-bomb is nothing new -- but now, for the first ... that in the future they may be able to accurately forecast how loss of soil carbon will impact on climate change. Globally ...
... for energy production decreases soil carbon stocks. These changes in soil carbon stocks are remarkable ... by the use of forest residues for energy. On a national scale, soil carbon stocks play an important role ...
... and different elemental solids. Many approaches have been used to examine soil variation at these diverse scales, but there is a common difficulty ... . Some of the variation observed in, say, a desert community or a handful of soil is random, but other variation is predictable (systematic) based ...
Scientists overseeing NASA's new Mars spacecraft say the lander's robotic arm has touched soil on the red planet for the first time.
Nasa's robot on Mars scoops out soil, leaving an impression that resembles a footprint
... on the biodiversity of communities of mycorrhizal fungi and rhizobial soil bacteria. Exotic tree plantations appear ... certain climatic conditions, an abrupt decrease in soil microbial diversity which lead to significant degradation ...
... of how the earthworm has evolved adaptive mechanisms to deal with soil pollution. This multidisciplinary research shows that a systems ... to contaminants, and opens up the possibility of new and more effective soil monitoring and bioremediation strategies. Dr Kille ...
Researchers investigated different components of variation in soil at diverse scales ranging from the nanoscale to entire ... used a variety of mathematical approaches to explore patterns of soil properties including water content, water ...
After several tries, a robotic arm finally succeeded in placing clumps of extraterrestrial soil into the vehicle for analysis.
