Sonic restoration: How soundwaves appear to stimulate soil
A new study has found fungi respond to noise in soil, unlocking the potential for improved ecosystem recovery.
A new study has found fungi respond to noise in soil, unlocking the potential for improved ecosystem recovery.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2024
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Farmers add calcium to their soil for many reasons related to increasing crop yields—including regulating pH and improving soil structure.
Ecology
Nov 20, 2023
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Tailings, the waste left after extracting precious and critical minerals, often contain harmful chemicals and heavy metals that can pollute soil, water, and even crops. There are over 1,800 tailings storage facilities around ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2023
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The disruption brought by wildfires reaches everything that lives in or near a burning field or forest—including microbes. A better understanding of how microbial communities change and grow after a fire could help researchers ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2023
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Reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere will take more than cutting emissions—we will also need to capture and store the excessive volumes of already-emitted carbon. In an opinion paper published in the journal Trends in ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2023
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Microbes are doing a lot under the soil surface that can't be seen with the naked eye—from sequestering carbon to building the foundation of Earth's crust. But even tiny microbes are feeling the stress of a hotter, drier ...
Ecology
Aug 4, 2023
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There's a complex world beneath our feet, teeming with diverse and interdependent life. Plants call out with chemical signals in times of stress, summoning microbes that can unlock bound nutrients and find water in soil pores ...
Ecology
Jul 25, 2023
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Urban green areas, including parks and gardens, are a fundamental part of our cities and are, on many occasions, the only contact that humans have with nature.
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2023
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A new set of quantitative models that incorporates pH into the metabolic theory of ecology (MTE) has been developed by an international team that includes Penn State assistant professor of plant science Francisco Dini-Andreote.
Ecology
Feb 28, 2023
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have created a miniaturized environment to study the ecosystem around poplar tree roots for insights into plant health and soil carbon sequestration.
Ecology
Aug 23, 2022
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