Rewild the soil: The largest urban rewilding project is going underground
The largest urban rewilding project in the U.K. is happening on an old golf course.
The largest urban rewilding project in the U.K. is happening on an old golf course.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2024
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When crops grow in arsenic-contaminated soil, this toxic element accumulates in the food chain. A study involving the University of Basel has now discovered a mechanism used by corn plants to reduce arsenic uptake: the key ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2024
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Soil is the largest reservoir of microplastic (MP), with the corresponding content being 4 to 23 times that in oceans. Plastics are widely used in production and daily life due to their low cost, good ductility and durability. ...
Ecology
Jan 19, 2024
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Moisture levels in the soil can impact the effects that microplastic pollution has on soil fungi, according to new research published in Environmental Microbiology.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2024
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Plastic is everywhere in the environment, and while earlier research efforts have dealt predominantly with the ocean and aquatic systems, soil has increasingly come into focus, especially soils in agricultural ecosystems, ...
Ecology
Oct 4, 2023
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Like every industry, modern farming relies heavily on plastics. Think plastic mulch lining vegetable beds, PVC pipes draining water from fields, polyethylene covering high tunnels, and plastic seed, fertilizer, and herbicide ...
Environment
Aug 24, 2023
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Land use change is one of the greatest threats to soil biodiversity and ecological functions. Tropical deforestation to establish monoculture cash tree plantations poses the greatest threat to biodiversity. However, how such ...
Ecology
Aug 16, 2023
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Ongoing droughts and an over-exploitation of land for both agriculture and industry have stoked fears in Spain over the creeping spread of "sterile soil" which could devastate Europe's kitchen garden.
Environment
Aug 1, 2023
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The answer to cleaning up contaminated industrial sites in Europe could lie in the microbes that are already there.
Environment
Jul 21, 2023
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Bacteria of the genus Streptomyces produce chemical substances called arginoketides, to which many other microorganisms react. Bacteria form biofilms, algae join together to form aggregates, and fungi produce signaling substances ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 27, 2023
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