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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.
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NOV 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
The ongoing worldwide pandemic places the mental health of many communities on red alert. But there may be a remedy to e ...Written By: Daniel DuanNOV 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New research from UC Riverside conducted on animal models suggests that maternal exposure to common flame retardants cal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 29, 2020Space & Astronomy
For the first time, scientists have found water on the moon's sunlit surface. Coupled with other evidence of water i ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 26, 2020Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 05, 2020Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 02, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Our ancestors had a long history of building dwelling structures using clay and plant-based fibrous materials. Even thes ...Written By: Daniel DuanSEP 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights the concern that global farmin ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 17, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications reports on the global phosphorus shortage that the planet is ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 06, 2020Earth & The Environment
Plants have natural fertilizers built into their physiological structures, reports new research published in the journal ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 04, 2020Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that some bacteria can make ethylene in a way we never knew about; microbes that metabolize ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 03, 2020Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Queensland have conducted the first-ever global mite biodiversity study and their fin ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers say that a space rock that landed in Costa Rica on April 23rd, 2019, came from an asteroid that exists as a ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 24, 2020Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 06, 2020Plants & Animals
The Associated Press reports that the world's smallest and rarest wild pig species is undergoing its own virus lockd ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAUG 03, 2020Earth & The Environment
Have you ever heard of biocrusts? No, it’s not a new kind of pizza crust. Biocrusts refer to a group of tiny deser ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 29, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new study suggests that trace amounts of lithium in drinking water are associated with lower rates of suicide in certa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 19, 2020Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 15, 2020Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUL 11, 2020Earth & The Environment
Australia is losing its seagrass. That’s according to a new report released by marine scientists at the Centre for ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 07, 2020Chemistry & Physics
You have probably heard the recent concerns about PFAS, otherwise known as per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or fore ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 06, 2020Earth & The Environment
Soil scientist Karen Vaughan from the University of Wyoming knows how to classify a soil well. There’s a science t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 30, 2020
Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
The ongoing worldwide pandemic places the mental health of many communities on red alert. But there may be a remedy to e
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
NOV 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New research from UC Riverside conducted on animal models suggests that maternal exposure to common flame retardants cal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 29, 2020
Space & Astronomy
For the first time, scientists have found water on the moon's sunlit surface. Coupled with other evidence of water i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 26, 2020
Microbiology
Trees rely on a network of fungal friends for good health. Communities of trees can share nutrients and other essentail
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 05, 2020
Plants & Animals
African elephants are a threatened species that are increasing in some areas but at risk in many others. There are proba
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 02, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Our ancestors had a long history of building dwelling structures using clay and plant-based fibrous materials. Even thes
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
SEP 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research from the University of Portsmouth and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, highlights the concern that global farmin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 17, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists can use advanced genomics techniques to mine samples for all the genetic material they contain.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Nature Communications reports on the global phosphorus shortage that the planet is
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 06, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Plants have natural fertilizers built into their physiological structures, reports new research published in the journal
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 04, 2020
Microbiology
Researchers have discovered that some bacteria can make ethylene in a way we never knew about; microbes that metabolize
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 03, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Researchers from the University of Queensland have conducted the first-ever global mite biodiversity study and their fin
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers say that a space rock that landed in Costa Rica on April 23rd, 2019, came from an asteroid that exists as a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 24, 2020
Microbiology
In 2017, researchers reported that they had identified microbes in Antarctica that could basically survive on only air.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 06, 2020
Plants & Animals
The Associated Press reports that the world's smallest and rarest wild pig species is undergoing its own virus lockd
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
AUG 03, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Have you ever heard of biocrusts? No, it’s not a new kind of pizza crust. Biocrusts refer to a group of tiny deser
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 29, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new study suggests that trace amounts of lithium in drinking water are associated with lower rates of suicide in certa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 19, 2020
Microbiology
A type of fungus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 15, 2020
Health & Medicine
Bird droppings are unsightly and often inconvenient, depending on where they land. They also carry some health risks, an
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUL 11, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Australia is losing its seagrass. That’s according to a new report released by marine scientists at the Centre for
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 07, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
You have probably heard the recent concerns about PFAS, otherwise known as per/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) or fore
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 06, 2020
Earth & The Environment
Soil scientist Karen Vaughan from the University of Wyoming knows how to classify a soil well. There’s a science t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan