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New research shows tropical forests can recover twice as fast after deforestation when their soils contain enough nitrogen.

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During the dry years, Germany's forests largely lost their function as carbon sinks. Now it has become apparent that the forest soil compensated for ...

Scientists have found that adding biochar to farm soils can help steady the release of carbon dioxide during increasingly ...

It's an exciting time to be a microbiologist working in rice research. A global push towards the cultivation of water-saving ...

The idea of cows grazing in a pasture seems idyllic. We asked experts how their emissions stack up compared to factory farms.

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Using lunar ice to make rocket fuel could help future lunar settlements sustain themselves and provide a launch pad for ...

“Soil Science: The Dirt on Dirt,” a new class and lab — ERT 404LLB and ERT 504, respectively — in the Department of Earth Sciences brings together students from varying disciplines to unearth soil’s ...