Soil organic matter is composed of soil microbes including bacteria and fungi, decaying material from once-living organisms such as plant and animal tissues, fecal material, and products formed ...

Find out the dirt on soil’s drama. In just one teaspoon of soil, there can be more microbes than there are people on the planet. That’s before you even count the miles of fungal hyphae also living ...

A new study has found an entire new primary category of microbes hidden within Earth's Critical Zone, sometimes referred to as the planet's "living skin". Back in the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci ...

Vogel and colleagues invite the microbiology community to participate in an ambitious and extraordinary sequencing project to uncover the soil metagenome. The microorganisms in the 'living soil ...

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The dirt beneath our feet often goes unnoticed but it is key to sustaining all life on Earth. Silvia Pressel, a Museum researcher in the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division, says, 'Soil is full of ...

It marks another major milestone for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, the bridge being built over the busy 101 Freeway ...

Nitrogen is the primary nutrient requiring regular replenishment, as growing plants actively absorb and deplete it.