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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.
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MAY 12, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 04, 2016Microbiology
The study of microbiomes has expanded from organisms to the environment, and in the United States, to the Built Environm ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 22, 2016Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 17, 2016Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 13, 2016Earth & The Environment
My mom likes to tell the story of how when she was little she once sent a package of noodles to India. Not like a nice, ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2016Space & Astronomy
NASA is preparing for another exciting launch to take a crew of astronauts and cosmonauts into space to board the Intern ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 27, 2016Neuroscience
Babies born in the United States are routinely screened for lead levels and have been for decades. It’s well docum ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 22, 2016Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel. ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 12, 2016Microbiology
Melioidosis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection, and it’s more widespread than many thought. Melioidosis i ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 05, 2016Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 22, 2015Microbiology
A study from the University of Boulder suggests that microbes may be particularly useful for pinpointing time of death. ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 18, 2015Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br ...NOV 15, 2015Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 01, 2015Earth & The Environment
California’s drought is well into its fourth year. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency o ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopOCT 16, 2015Space & Astronomy
Going to Mars is something we Earthlings have wanted to do for centuries. By some estimates, we’ve had the necessa ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopOCT 09, 2015Earth & The Environment
As global warming keeps heating the planet, toxic algae blooms are becoming more and more of a problem. Last August, in ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 25, 2015Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 15, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible p ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 11, 2015Genetics & Genomics
In a case still baffling to physicians, last summer, a 74-year-old woman from San Francisco’s Chinatown was admitt ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 11, 2015Health & Medicine
One Michigan-based company thinks algae may hold a cure for blindness. RetroSense Therapeutics will soon conduct a ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 07, 2015Space & Astronomy
Remember how exciting it was when Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon? Those footsteps changed the world. It’s been ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 28, 2015Earth & The Environment
The Arctic permafrost has been frozen for thousands of years (permanent frost). The frozen soil of this ancient ground c ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 27, 2015Technology
On the outside, NASA seems like it’s all about outer space, that all they do are missions to learn more about the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 25, 2015Videos
The Earth is made up of about two-thirds water, and scientists have thrown around ideas for years about where all of thi ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 12, 2016
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a serious public health problem. Figuring out how antibiotic resistance genes disperse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 04, 2016
Microbiology
The study of microbiomes has expanded from organisms to the environment, and in the United States, to the Built Environm
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 22, 2016
Microbiology
Species in the genus Dictyostelium are social amoebae that are sometimes referred to as slime molds (although they are a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
APR 17, 2016
Microbiology
The tree of life, which depicts how life has evolved and diversified on the planet, is getting a lot more complicated. R
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 13, 2016
Earth & The Environment
My mom likes to tell the story of how when she was little she once sent a package of noodles to India. Not like a nice,
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2016
Space & Astronomy
NASA is preparing for another exciting launch to take a crew of astronauts and cosmonauts into space to board the Intern
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2016
Neuroscience
Babies born in the United States are routinely screened for lead levels and have been for decades. It’s well docum
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 22, 2016
Microbiology
A new species of photosynthetic bacteria was found in the Gobi Desert, and it may prove quite useful for making biofuel.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 12, 2016
Microbiology
Melioidosis is a potentially deadly bacterial infection, and it’s more widespread than many thought. Melioidosis i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 05, 2016
Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 22, 2015
Microbiology
A study from the University of Boulder suggests that microbes may be particularly useful for pinpointing time of death.
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 18, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
The human brain may not look like much, composed of about three pounds of soft mushy matter. But we all know that our br
...
NOV 15, 2015
Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 01, 2015
Earth & The Environment
California’s drought is well into its fourth year. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency o
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
OCT 16, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Going to Mars is something we Earthlings have wanted to do for centuries. By some estimates, we’ve had the necessa
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
OCT 09, 2015
Earth & The Environment
As global warming keeps heating the planet, toxic algae blooms are becoming more and more of a problem. Last August, in
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
SEP 25, 2015
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 15, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Delaware have discovered a unique soil bacterium that boosts plant immunity in edible p
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 11, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
In a case still baffling to physicians, last summer, a 74-year-old woman from San Francisco’s Chinatown was admitt
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 11, 2015
Health & Medicine
One Michigan-based company thinks algae may hold a cure for blindness. RetroSense Therapeutics will soon conduct a
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 07, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Remember how exciting it was when Neil Armstrong stepped on the Moon? Those footsteps changed the world. It’s been
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
AUG 28, 2015
Earth & The Environment
The Arctic permafrost has been frozen for thousands of years (permanent frost). The frozen soil of this ancient ground c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 27, 2015
Technology
On the outside, NASA seems like it’s all about outer space, that all they do are missions to learn more about the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 25, 2015
Videos
The Earth is made up of about two-thirds water, and scientists have thrown around ideas for years about where all of thi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard