Notes: the subfigure shows an example of acidic soil areas defined by the World Reference Base for Soil Resources; the scatterplot shows the salt content of soil samples in five climate regions. A ...

US soil reveals uneven decomposition rates: new analysis shows carbon is released up to ten times faster in some areas.

With its antenna now spinning at full speed, NASA’s new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory has successfully re-tested its science instruments and generated its first global maps, a key ...

In 2018, a barn on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) main campus was set to be demolished. On demo day, Andrew Margenot, associate professor of soil sciences, walked into the dusty, ...

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The Earth Rover Program today launches globally, introducing "soilsmology"-a novel application of seismology that opens an unprecedented window into the health ...

Soil is more than a medium to support agriculture and food security: it is a life-support system; a cultural foundation; a major reservoir of global biodiversity and clean water; and a critical ally ...

Researchers in the UK are claiming a breakthrough in soil science, using mini sensors to send ultra-high frequency waves into the earth to collect data on ...