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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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MAR 26, 2021Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 25, 2021Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 18, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Although everyone’s relieved to see the snow melting into springtime, have you ever thought about what snowflakes ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 09, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research from Michigan State University advocates for soil management as a climate mitigation strategy for farmers. ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 07, 2021Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 22, 2021Earth & The Environment
Research published in the journal One Earth reports that ecosystem services are responsible for up to 18% of sanitation ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 19, 2021Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 16, 2021Earth & The Environment
It comes as no surprise that scientists are interested in decoding the enigma of carbon cycling in the oceans- after all ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 01, 2021Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Chemistry & Physics
Research released in the journal Science describes a new approach that can be used to synthesize valuable industry chemi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2021Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 23, 2021Earth & The Environment
New research conducted by scientists from Rice University aims to investigate places on Mars that harbor similar geologi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 10, 2021Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 24, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A new study published recently in Applied Materials Today details an innovative method of absorbing insecticid ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 22, 2020Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i ...Written By: Tara FernandesNOV 30, 2020Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science predicts the future of Mongolia’s semi-arid plateau, saying tha ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 30, 2020Plants & Animals
Soil helps provide plants with some of the nutrients they need, like phosphorous. Fertilizers may include phosphorous, w ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 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 19, 2020Microbiology
Cheese is made with microbes, and some of it has a very distinct smell. Scientists have now found that those smells actu ...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 LeitchSEP 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 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 Leitch
MAR 26, 2021
Plants & Animals
The east coast is preparing for one of nature’s greatest spectacles. A gigantic swarm of periodical cicadas is due
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 25, 2021
Microbiology
Bacteria live everywhere, and we're starting to understand how they affect the biology of animals and plants. This comes
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 18, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Although everyone’s relieved to see the snow melting into springtime, have you ever thought about what snowflakes
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 09, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research from Michigan State University advocates for soil management as a climate mitigation strategy for farmers.
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 07, 2021
Plants & Animals
Terroir is a term usually associated with wine; it describes the environmental characteristics like climate and soil tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 22, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Research published in the journal One Earth reports that ecosystem services are responsible for up to 18% of sanitation
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 19, 2021
Microbiology
Chemicals that are designed to kill weeds, known as herbicides, can apparently raise the levels of antibiotic resistant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
It comes as no surprise that scientists are interested in decoding the enigma of carbon cycling in the oceans- after all
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 01, 2021
Microbiology
Spirochetes are a type of free-living, spiral-shaped bacteria, some of which are harmless and others that can cause dise
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Research released in the journal Science describes a new approach that can be used to synthesize valuable industry chemi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2021
Microbiology
An international team reported finding a filamentous microfossil found in South China, shown in this image by Andrew Cza
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 23, 2021
Earth & The Environment
New research conducted by scientists from Rice University aims to investigate places on Mars that harbor similar geologi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 10, 2021
Microbiology
People, animals, and even plants are known to have biological clocks, and new work has revealed that free-living bacteri
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 24, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A new study published recently in Applied Materials Today details an innovative method of absorbing insecticid
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 22, 2020
Immunology
A study by researchers at the University of Michigan has found that high levels of cadmium — a heavy metal found i
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
NOV 30, 2020
Earth & The Environment
New research published in the journal Science predicts the future of Mongolia’s semi-arid plateau, saying tha
...
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
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 19, 2020
Microbiology
Cheese is made with microbes, and some of it has a very distinct smell. Scientists have now found that those smells actu
...
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
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 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