Frost heaving occurs when soil freezes and thaws repeatedly. It forces plants out of the soil exposing roots to damaging cold ...

The dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC) play a critical role in the global carbon cycle. In context of global warming, ...

A core group of insects drives essential ecological functions worldwide, shaping food webs, soil systems, and plant health through roles that keep natural and agricultural environments stable.

Soil microbes remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it underground, revealing an overlooked pathway for storage in ...

June 7 (UPI) --Across the globe, just a handful of common bacteria taxa account for the use of carbon in the soil. According to a new survey, published Monday in the journal Nature Communications, the ...

Planetary warming may be exacerbated if it accelerates loss of soil carbon to the atmosphere. This carbon-cycle–climate feedback is included in climate projections. Yet, despite ancillary data ...

Soils do more than store carbon from plant residues. Beneath our feet, vast communities of microbes quietly pull carbon dioxide from the air and convert it into organic matter, helping regulate ...

A mix of winter crops can refresh soil naturally. Variations in roots, residues, and soil life work together through the ...

China set out to halt dust storms, reclaim deserts and lock away carbon by planting trees at a scale no country had attempted ...