Coal, Cows and Traffic Leave a Cadmium Fingerprint in Loess Plateau Soils
A study of farmland soils in the southern Datong Basin finds slight contamination and low ecological risk overall, with cadmium ...
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Fractal Terrain Analysis Reveals How Micro-Topography Shapes Carbon Storage on Coal Mine Dumps
A fractal-based study of three waste dumps at China's Antaibao coal mine finds that micro-topographic complexity significantly shapes the spatial ...
Satellite study links Grain for Green afforestation on China’s Loess Plateau to carbon gains and water pressures
A regional satellite-observation study links Grain for Green implementation on the Loess Plateau with 53.2% forest-cover growth and 24.4% higher ...
Soil Drought Hits Loess Plateau Vegetation Hardest During the Growing Season, 24-Year Satellite Record Shows
A 24-year satellite analysis of China's Loess Plateau reveals that growing-season soil drought constrains vegetation productivity more strongly than annual ...
Manure Beats Commercial Organic Fertilizer in Drought-Hit Wheat Fields
A four-year field trial on China's Loess Plateau shows that replacing a quarter of chemical nitrogen with pig manure outperforms ...
Decades of Nitrogen Pollution Quietly Rewire How Grassland Soils Store Carbon
A twelve-year nitrogen addition experiment on China's Loess Plateau shows that long-term nitrogen enrichment shifts grassland topsoil carbon from fast-cycling ...
Centrifuge tests reveal how China’s giant loess landfills sink and settle
Centrifuge model tests show that 85 to 95 percent of settlement in China's massive loess high-fill foundations occurs during construction ...
Mixed Forests Outperform Pure Stands in the Loess Hills, but Regeneration Lags Behind
A field study in China's Loess Hilly Region finds that mixed pine and black locust plantations are more stable than ...
Stable Isotopes Reveal Where the Rain Over China’s Loess Plateau Really Comes From
A six-year stable isotope study in Tianshui shows that westerlies supply most precipitation on the southwestern Loess Plateau, with the ...
Biodegradable Plastics May Be Worse for the Climate Than Conventional Ones, Soil Study Finds
A 60-day incubation study of Loess Plateau orchard soils shows biodegradable PLA microplastics sharply increased carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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