In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers examined the relationship between soil mineral content and health status among the pediatric and adult female populations of India. Study ...

Researchers from Kunming University of Science and Technology have discovered that certain soil minerals can trap dissolved organic matter released from biochar, keeping more carbon in the soil and ...

From a thermodynamic point of view, soil matter should easily turn over, but minerals can remain in soils for many years due to the complex and reactive interactions between the minerals, plants and ...

Organic carbon decomposition in soil varies significantly and in regional patterns, driven in part by factors such as soil minerals and microbial properties that have been underrepresented in carbon ...

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has completed initial experiments showing the mineralogy of Martian soil is similar to weathered basaltic soils of volcanic origin in Hawaii. The minerals were identified ...

COLUMBUS—On Tuesday, February 17, from 2 to 4 p.m., residents are invited to attend a free class, “Understanding Your Soil ...