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 ...

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 ...

This study focuses on the microbial N cycle in the acid soil of a beech forest that falls in the upper range of the N saturation continuum. Our objectives were: (1) to quantify microbial N cycling ...

A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle. Combining data from satellites, sea level measurements and ...

Combining data from satellites, sea level measurements and observations of “polar motion”, the research shows how soil moisture levels have decreased since the year 2000. The findings, published in ...

What does nitrogen do for plants? Read on to learn how to improve the health of your plants and how to add nitrogen to soil by fixing the nitrogen cycle in your garden. This article is also in audio ...

For a Friday afternoon in February, the weather in Missoula, Montana, is uncharacteristically spring-like. The sun feels warm through a thin jacket and the air smells like Ponderosa pines—a smell that ...

Oscar Smith (centre, holding bike), 17, was welcomed by a group of Save Soil supporters in Parliament Square (Yui Mok/PA Wire) A teenager who has completed a 900-mile cycle across the UK and Ireland ...

Oscar Smith was welcomed by members of the Save Soil campaign in Parliament Square, London. Oscar Smith (centre, holding bike), 17, was welcomed by supporters of the Save Soil movement in Parliament ...