It’s this array of soil-living organisms that enables energy to flow between rocks, animals and plants, and they play a vital role in the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles, which underpin life on ...

HAS sprung, the grass is on the rise, as are your weeds and garden chores. Your soil and its fertility will be a major concern if you want a bountiful harvest.

Soils that are rich in life are vital for our survival but a third of the planet’s soils have been degraded. The University of Manchester is tackling this global emergency by establishing novel ...

How did we get to a place where we think of soil as dirt? Soils are buzzing with life, criss-crossed with a hard-to-fathom ...

"Healthy soil life, like plenty of diverse and thriving soil microbes, in turn promotes vigorous, healthy plant growth," Talabac said. Have specific questions? Again, you can consult your county ...

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

More information: Gabin Piton et al, Life history strategies of soil bacterial communities across global terrestrial biomes, Nature Microbiology (2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-023-01465-0 Provided by ...

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 ...