Using classroom, hands-on activities can help instructors to communicate difficult scientific concepts and stimulate student thinking. Despite its importance, the diversity in soil microbes can ...

Top Producer Podcast recently sat with RhizeBio cofounder Doug Toal to discuss the wonders of soil microbiology and how his company is helping farmers unlock the soil profiles’ full potential. Toal ...

After having a walk in nature, we want to get rid of dirt that has stuck to the shoes as soon as possible. And we forget that ...

Soils release approximately 40–60 petagrams (Pg) of carbon annually into the atmosphere through microbial metabolism. Climate warming is projected to further enhance soil microbial respiration, ...

The Amazon rainforest has been through periods of serious drought in recent years, some of which have been accompanied by major fires. While there were fewer fires in the Amazon this year compared to ...

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In Compares a traditional (top) and a new innovative method (bottom) for estimating microbial biomass carbon (MBC) in soils. The new approach uses air-drying and rewetting instead of toxic chemicals ...

Did you know that compost is alive? Compost is an active and breathing organ that serves as the “housing complex” for the billions of different types of organisms, often referred to as the “soil food ...

In a recent study measuring the body size and growth patterns of invasive earthworms in the Huron Mountains, researchers ...

Soils are vital for food production, biodiversity conservation, and climate regulation. Understanding the links between soil health, agriculture, and environmental sustainability is essential to ...

Scientists studying the body size and growth patterns of non-native earthworms in the UP say they are disrupting forest ...