Legumes quietly outperform intensive rice-wheat rotations in landmark soil health study
A landmark study of 140 farmers' fields in subtropical India reveals that rice-chickpea and rice-lathyrus rotations sustain significantly better soil ...
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Legacy Phosphorus in Soil Could Feed Maize for Over a Decade Without Fertilizer
In the maize fields of the North China Plain, a quiet surplus has been building for years. Farmers applying phosphorus ...
Tropical Peatlands Hold a Quarter of Earth’s Soil Carbon — Now Scientists Know What Controls Its Escape
A sweeping review compiles the empirical evidence on moisture, temperature and decomposability controls on tropical peat decomposition, delivering key parameters ...
FTIR spectroscopic analysis of soil in forensic science
Soil has been quietly testifying in courtrooms for more than a century, and a new review published in Frontiers in ...
Tree species, not grazing, drive soil carbon in Mediterranean oak silvopastures
A study of grazed oak silvopastures in northeastern Portugal finds that stand-forming tree species and soil depth, not grazing, control ...
Hidden Metals in Orange Groves: Soil Chemistry Controls Toxic Metal Bioavailability in Mexico
Orange groves in north-eastern Mexico are quietly accumulating heavy metals in their soils, and the amount that actually matters is ...
Ten Years of No-Till Farming Builds Carbon in South African Topsoil, but Subsoil Stays Stubbornly Unchanged
Deep in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, a field experiment that began in 2012 has finally delivered a verdict ...
Superabsorbent Polymers Unlock Locked Soil Phosphorus for Crops
Phosphorus is the quiet workhorse of agriculture, an indispensable component of DNA and the backbone of every fertilizer blend that ...
Vetiver Grass Strips Cadmium From a Toxic Vietnam Airbase, and a Fire May Have Helped It
Bien Hoa Airbase in southern Vietnam is one of the most notorious legacy-contamination sites on Earth, a place where decades ...
The Critical Zone: Why the Thin Skin of Earth Beneath Our Feet Deserves Center Stage
Geologist Paul Doss argues that Earth's critical zone, the thin layer of soil, groundwater, bedrock, and vegetation supporting nearly all ...
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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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