Tree Roots Break the Rules: Global Study Reveals No Universal Law for Nitrogen and Phosphorus Scaling
A global analysis of woody plants shows that coarse root nitrogen and phosphorus scaling is loose and highly variable, shaped ...
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Rings of Power: How Key Biomolecules Could Tame Nutrient Cycles in Aquatic Food Webs
A new conceptual paper argues that the biomolecular packaging of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, not their elemental ratios, governs nutrient ...
The Hidden Mining Footprint Missing From Farm Animal Sustainability Studies
A scoping review of over 100 life cycle assessments finds that mineral supplements sourced from mining are excluded or misrepresented ...
Rice Straw and Sewage Sludge Compost Boosts Citrus Soil Health Without Hurting Fruit
A two-season field trial in Valencia shows industrially composted rice straw and sewage sludge improves citrus orchard soil fertility and ...
Tectonic Upheaval, Supercontinent Breakup, and the Trigger of the Cambrian Explosion
A new synthesis argues that supercontinent breakup, Gondwanan orogeny, and a collapsing geomagnetic field together drove the material cycling that ...
Turning Urine Into Fertilizer: Scientists Unlock Sequential Recovery of Nitrogen, Potassium, and Phosphorus
Researchers have shown that nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus can be sequentially harvested from source-separated human urine as struvite, hazenite, K-struvite, ...
Plant Tannins Reshape Soil Minerals Into Super Fertilizers That Boost Crops
Researchers harnessed plant-derived tannic acid to disrupt the crystallinity of soil minerals, creating hybrid fertilizers that released far more phosphorus ...
New Global Map Reveals Where Human Activity Drives Harmful Nutrient Levels in Coastal Waters
A new study led by Washington State University maps where human activities drive harmful nutrient levels in coastal waters, finding ...
Hidden Chemistry of a Karst Wetland Reveals Why Phosphorus Behaves Differently Across Soils
A new study of China's Huixian Karst Wetland shows that calcium and bicarbonate ions can either suppress or accelerate phosphorus ...
Coastal Bangladesh Soils Reveal Stark Nitrogen Crisis in New Nutrient Maps
A new soil survey of Bangladesh's Khulna region maps severe nitrogen and phosphorus depletion alongside abundant sulfur, potassium and magnesium, ...
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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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