When Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off in January, it will carry the Mechanics of Granular Materials (MGM) experiment, which studies soil behavior under conditions that cannot be duplicated on Earth — ...

In this lab, students measure the diversity of soil invertebrates that are collected from areas with different vegetation composition or cover, depending on the questions and hypothesis that the ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 430, No. 1/2 (September 2018), pp. 277-289 (13 pages) Aims Ecological forest succession can be influenced by plant-plant interactions that exert contrasting effects on early- and ...

Unearth the world beneath our feet and soil's vital role in our food system. Explore soil's crucial role in our food system as Sheril uncovers the diversity of soil types, the microorganisms vital for ...

While increased atmospheric CO₂ concentrations, increased N deposition, and changes in plant diversity have all been shown to significantly alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) dynamics, the effects ...