Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...

Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into ...

Some carbon dioxide absorbed by fig trees gets turned into calcium carbonate within the wood and the surrounding soil, ...

What's the trick to ditching synthetic chemicals and fertilizers? Use the power of nature to boost your organic garden's ...

Worldwide, farming is responsible for more than 20% of greenhouse gas emissions and uses more than 70% of all fresh water taken from rivers, lakes and groundwater. It's the leading driver of ...

The spatial patterns of soil total nitrogen and organic matter was investigated for the Shangsha shoal of Jiuduansha shoals in Yangtze Estuary. Soils had a distinctive seasonal variation in the ...

In soil remediation processes, the mediating role of microorganisms in soil nutrient cycling is critical. The decline in ...

Should you remove mushrooms in your yard or leave them be? Why do they grow there in the first place? Your questions, ...

Agriculture remains the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy, supporting livelihoods, ensuring food security, and sustaining rural communities. Yet, despite its importance, agricultural land in the country ...

Simpson et al. (1) ably demonstrate the similarity between the NMR spectra of microbial material and of soil organic matter (SOM) and, in doing so, conclude that a considerable fraction of SOM is of ...

Sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) are considered as viable technologies to degrade a variety of recalcitrant organic pollutants. This study demonstrates that o-phthalic acid ...

This paper presents a numerical simulation for the performance of solar thermal power plant consists of 190 m 2 of concentrated parabolic trough collector (PTC) with a storage tank and an Organic ...