Researchers from Japan have achieved an incredible advancement in soil science, according to a summary posted on Phys.org.

A forest fire sweeps everything in its path. It drastically alters the soil environment, causing extreme temperatures, ...

In soil, high microbial fluctuation leads to more carbon emissions Modeling shows fluctuating soil microbial populations impact how much carbon is released from soil Date: May 10, 2021 Source: San ...

On World Microbiome Day, scientists are reporting on a global effort to create a “microbial Noah’s Ark” to preserve the world’s diverse collection of healthy microbes before they disappear ...

It was nothing short of "groundbreaking" research—literally. Scientists conducted the first-ever study of an island's soil ...

Reference: Nagano H, Kanda Y, Suzuki Y, et al. Estimation of microbial biomass based on water-extractable organic matter from air-dried soils from Japanese forests and pasture. Discover Soil. 2025.

Livestock antibiotics and rising temperatures disrupt soil microbial communities Combined stressors could impair soils’ ability to cycle nutrients and trap carbon Date: November 8, 2021 Source ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 412, No. 1/2, Part I: Special Issue: Belowground solutions to global challenges (March 2017), pp. 357-368 (12 pages) Objectives: Afforestation changes soil chemical properties ...

1. It has long been believed that soil microbial activity in tropical forest ecosystems is limited by phosphorus (P) rather than nitrogen (N) availability. In this study, we reviewed the methods used ...

Cyborg soil in action in the lab. Author provided Different physical laws become dominant at the micro scale compared to what we’re acquainted to in our macro world. Water clings to surfaces ...

Tasmanian dairy farmers trial microbes across 500 hectares of land with the help of a "top-notch" soil biologist to reduce their reliance on synthetic fertilisers such as urea.