Follow
Soil Research
Soil consists of a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gasses, liquids, and organisms that support the growth of plants. Soil research focuses on the natural resources in soil needed to support plant growth.
-
NOV 29, 2016Microbiology
Many of our drugs are derived from stuff found in nature, and as the development of new drugs becomes more critical to p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 21, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are becoming more common, and researchers have now discovered minute levels of resistant m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2016Technology
The problem of water poverty in developing countries a significant issue. According to DoSomething.org, 884 million peop ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 11, 2016Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly infectious, and can s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2016Videos
After death, decomposition starts, a process that is aided by microbes. The decomposing corpse becomes a veritable minia ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control ZikaWritten By: Jennifer EllisOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 01, 2016Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Microbiology
Anthrax is commonly found in soil and can be ingested by animals. It is relatively rare for it to affect people but when ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 31, 2016Earth & The Environment
Six scientists spent 365 days in a geodesic dome set in a Mars-like environment 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea leve ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 27, 2016Space & Astronomy
Two of the largest nations that have presence on the International Space Station at all times are Russia and the United ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 23, 2016Microbiology
Diatoms have always been one of my favorite protists. There’s something so strange, almost alien, about them. Diat ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA wants to bring some of its space launches back to American soil so that it’s not always depending on other na ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 20, 2016Videos
In the United States, the US Geological Survey labs are responsible for testing millions of samples from around the coun ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 17, 2016Microbiology
Important fuels and chemicals have been made in generically engineered strains of Escherichia coli by modifying this mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 04, 2016Plants & Animals
As mankind gets ever-so-closer to putting boots down on Mars’ surface, there are a lot of challenges that need to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 04, 2016Microbiology
Many things go into shaping the flavor or terroir of wine. Food scientists working at the University of California, Davi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 27, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUN 24, 2016Microbiology
I don’t think a lot about plant pathogens, but I probably should. They can have a profound effect on our food supp ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 26, 2016Microbiology
Scientists have long searched for the answer to the question of how bacteria decide to cease normal function and form a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 23, 2016Videos
Research ecologist Charlie Christafilly has worked for the last thirty years in Olympia, Washington at the US Forest Ser ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 19, 2016Videos
In 1992, The European Institute for Underwater Archaeology, or IEASM, began a research study in cooperation with the Egy ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 29, 2016
Microbiology
Many of our drugs are derived from stuff found in nature, and as the development of new drugs becomes more critical to p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 21, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are becoming more common, and researchers have now discovered minute levels of resistant m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2016
Technology
The problem of water poverty in developing countries a significant issue. According to DoSomething.org, 884 million peop
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 11, 2016
Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly infectious, and can s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Videos
After death, decomposition starts, a process that is aided by microbes. The decomposing corpse becomes a veritable minia
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control Zika
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 01, 2016
Microbiology
There has been a lot of talk about antibiotic resistance in recent years; it’s a growing problem that science has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Microbiology
Anthrax is commonly found in soil and can be ingested by animals. It is relatively rare for it to affect people but when
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 31, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Six scientists spent 365 days in a geodesic dome set in a Mars-like environment 8,200 feet (2,500 meters) above sea leve
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 27, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Two of the largest nations that have presence on the International Space Station at all times are Russia and the United
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 23, 2016
Microbiology
Diatoms have always been one of my favorite protists. There’s something so strange, almost alien, about them. Diat
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists would like to get a better look at soil microbes in order to have a better understanding of how they impact o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA wants to bring some of its space launches back to American soil so that it’s not always depending on other na
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 20, 2016
Videos
In the United States, the US Geological Survey labs are responsible for testing millions of samples from around the coun
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 17, 2016
Microbiology
Important fuels and chemicals have been made in generically engineered strains of Escherichia coli by modifying this mic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
As mankind gets ever-so-closer to putting boots down on Mars’ surface, there are a lot of challenges that need to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUL 04, 2016
Microbiology
Many things go into shaping the flavor or terroir of wine. Food scientists working at the University of California, Davi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 27, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Almost 80,000 people die each year worldwide due to brain inflammation diseases, and it’s hard to know how many of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2016
Microbiology
I don’t think a lot about plant pathogens, but I probably should. They can have a profound effect on our food supp
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 26, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists have long searched for the answer to the question of how bacteria decide to cease normal function and form a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 23, 2016
Videos
Research ecologist Charlie Christafilly has worked for the last thirty years in Olympia, Washington at the US Forest Ser
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 19, 2016
Videos
In 1992, The European Institute for Underwater Archaeology, or IEASM, began a research study in cooperation with the Egy
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch