Most people probably don't think about soil as a living thing. But it is filled with millions of tiny organisms that play a ...

Recent studies have shown that carbon stocks in terrestrial ecosystems are increasing, mitigating around 30% of the CO2 ...

The lack of sufficient organic material is no laughing matter when it comes to your soil’s tilth and fertility. The organic faction in your soil is the next all-important issue after soil texture and ...

Vogel and colleagues invite the microbiology community to participate in an ambitious and extraordinary sequencing project to uncover the soil metagenome. The microorganisms in the 'living soil ...

Soil and sediment lock away more CO2 than thought: study Soil, river sediment and dead vegetation lock away more planet-warming CO2 caused by humanity than trees, said a new study published Thursday, ...

More information: Xin Sui et al, Contrasting seasonal effects of legume and grass cover crops as living mulch on the soil microbial community and nutrient metabolic limitations, Agriculture ...

Using sunlight as an energy source, plants take carbon dioxide from the air through their leaves, and water from the soil through their roots. These components are then converted into glucose ...

Spring is in the air, garden cleanup is underway and a fresh layer of mulch gives any landscape or garden a clean look while suppressing weeds.