14-03-10 Crop yields in the fragile semi-arid（半干燥的） areas of Zimbabwe have been declining over time due to a decline in soil fertility resulting from mono-cropping, lack of fertilizer, and other factors. In collaboration with the International Crops Re...

14-01-18 You might not think of microbes when you consider biodiversity, but it turns out that even a moderate loss of less than 5% of soil microbes may compromise（妥协，危害） some key ecosystem functions and could lead to lower degradation of toxins in th...

14-01-09 Previous studies have established that carbon binds to tiny mineral particles. In this latest study, published in Nature Communications, researchers of the Technische Universitt Mnchen (TUM) and the Helmholtz Zentrum Mnchen have shown that the surfa...

13-12-12 A common soil dwelling bacterium appears to possess a sense of touch, researchers have shown. A study, by Dr James Stratford at The University of Nottingham and Dr Simon Park at the University of Surrey, has found that Bacillus mycoides, which has b...

13-11-02 An increase in aridity（干旱） due to global warming will disturb the balance of nutrients in the soil and reduce productivity of the world's drylands, which support millions of people, a landmark study predicts. The research was conducted by a glob...

13-09-21 Earthworms are a welcomed sight in many gardens and yards since they can improve soil structure and mixing. But they are hard to find in the drier soils of eastern Colorado where water and organic matter is limited. Adding earthworms to fields where...

13-08-20 Icarian Amy McCann Gulls puncture the blue between kites: translucent（透明的） , cross-boned, cellophane（玻璃纸） animals leashed to each child's wrist. Some unusual flyers: octopus（章鱼） , brontosaur（雷龙） . A man taking Polaroids alternates...

13-08-05 Scientists from UC Irvine and the National Center for Atmospheric Research have developed a new computer model to measure global warming's effect on soil worldwide that accounts for how bacteria and fungi in soil control carbon. They found that soil...

13-07-25 Glacier retreat areas provide an excellent window into the evolution of microbial communities, an ideal opportunity for scientists to study how quickly soil biological functions become established and how ecosystems begin to form. Soils are not stat...

13-06-28 Arizona State University researchers have discovered for the first time that temperature determines where key soil microbes can thrive -- microbes that are critical to forming topsoil（表层土） crusts in arid lands. And of concern, the scientists pr...