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Large Methane Reservoirs Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet, Study Suggests
August 29, 2012 — The Antarctic Ice Sheet could be an overlooked but important source of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, according to a new ... > full storyMore: -
Researchers Improve Soil Carbon Cycling Models
August 16, 2012 — A new carbon cycling model better accounts for the carbon dioxide-releasing activity of microbes in the ground, improving scientists’ understanding of the role soil will play in future climate ... > full story -
Mediterranean Earthworm Species Found Thriving in Ireland as Global Temperatures Rise
July 25, 2012 — Scientists have discovered a thriving population of Mediterranean earthworms in an urban farm in Dublin, Ireland. Scientists suggest that rising soil temperatures due to climate change may be ... > full story -
Key to Life in the Desert: What New Research Reveals About the Importance of Soil Crusts
July 20, 2012 — Biological soil crust organisms found to play an active role in the development of soil structures and the allocation of water and ... > full story -
Glyphosate-Resistant 'Superweeds' May Be Less Susceptible to Diseases
July 17, 2012 — Scientists searching for clues to understand how superweeds obtain resistance to the popular herbicide glyphosate may have been missing a critical piece of information, a study ... > full story -
Rising Carbon Dioxide in Atmosphere Also Speeds Carbon Loss from Forest Soils
July 10, 2012 — Elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide accelerate carbon cycling and soil carbon loss in forests, biologists have found. The new evidence supports an emerging view that although forests remove ... > full story -
Life's Molecules Could Lie Within Reach of Mars Curiosity Rover
July 5, 2012 — Stick a shovel in the ground and scoop. That's about how deep scientists need to go in order to find evidence for ancient life on Mars, if there is any to be found, a new study suggests. The new ... > full story -
Grasshoppers Frightened by Spiders Affect Whole Ecosystem
June 14, 2012 — Grasshoppers ‘stressed’ by spiders affect the productivity of our soil. A grasshopper who is in fear of an attacker, such as a spider, will enter a situation of stress and will consume a ... > full story -
Rapid Coral Death by a Deadly Chain Reaction
May 23, 2012 — Most people are fascinated by the colorful and exotic coral reefs, which form habitats with probably the largest biodiversity. But human civilization is the top danger to these fragile ecosystems ... > full story -
Agricultural Bacteria: Blowing in the Wind
May 9, 2012 — The 1930s Dust Bowl proved what a disastrous effect wind can have on dry, unprotected topsoil. Now a new study has uncovered a less obvious, but equally troubling, impact of wind: Not only can it ... > full storyMore:
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