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Soil Science
Soil Science: the study of soil as a natural resource on the surface of the Earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils. Soil scientists have raised concerns about how to preserve soil and arable land in a world with a growing population, possible future water crisis, increasing per capita food consumption, and land degradation.
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NOV 21, 2016Microbiology
Antibiotic resistant bacteria are becoming more common, and researchers have now discovered minute levels of resistant m ...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 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 08, 2016Space & Astronomy
Late last month, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams set a new cumulative space time record for an American astronaut after hav ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 22, 2016Videos
We've all seen the white, hazy streaks in the sky before, usually in the wake of a plane. These marks are called contrai ...AUG 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 LeitchJUL 17, 2016Microbiology
Important fuels and chemicals have been made in generically engineered strains of Escherichia coli by modifying this mic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 29, 2016Microbiology
Vampyrellids are teeny-tiny vampires. Okay, technically they’re single-celled amoebas that belong to the family Va ...Written By: Kerry EvansAPR 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)MAR 20, 2016Plants & Animals
A bald eagle couple, which has been nesting in a Tuplip Poplar tree near the U.S. National Arboretum in the nation&rsquo ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 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 07, 2016Earth & The Environment
England is proposing a new system for dealing with town flooding that would involve making use of farmers’ land to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 05, 2016Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets ...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 06, 2015Plants & Animals
Come Fall each year, the leaves on the trees turn a beautiful orange/brown/yellow color that makes the world look like s ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
Mars, the red planet after Earth in our solar system, has been getting a lot of attention lately. Whether it’s the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 30, 2015Plants & Animals
Snails are awesome little creatures. They’re like slugs, but they have a protective shell that they can retract in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 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 14, 2015Health & Medicine
Last week, a giant virus was recovered from the permafrost in northeastern Russia by a French team lead by Dr. Jean ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 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 Marker
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
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 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 08, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Late last month, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams set a new cumulative space time record for an American astronaut after hav
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 22, 2016
Videos
We've all seen the white, hazy streaks in the sky before, usually in the wake of a plane. These marks are called contrai
...
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
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
MAY 29, 2016
Microbiology
Vampyrellids are teeny-tiny vampires. Okay, technically they’re single-celled amoebas that belong to the family Va
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
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)
MAR 20, 2016
Plants & Animals
A bald eagle couple, which has been nesting in a Tuplip Poplar tree near the U.S. National Arboretum in the nation&rsquo
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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 07, 2016
Earth & The Environment
England is proposing a new system for dealing with town flooding that would involve making use of farmers’ land to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 05, 2016
Microbiology
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus is definitely the most terrifying bacterial species I’ve written about. What sets
...
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 06, 2015
Plants & Animals
Come Fall each year, the leaves on the trees turn a beautiful orange/brown/yellow color that makes the world look like s
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 02, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Mars, the red planet after Earth in our solar system, has been getting a lot of attention lately. Whether it’s the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 30, 2015
Plants & Animals
Snails are awesome little creatures. They’re like slugs, but they have a protective shell that they can retract in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
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 14, 2015
Health & Medicine
Last week, a giant virus was recovered from the permafrost in northeastern Russia by a French team lead by Dr. Jean
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
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