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Novel Microorganism 'Nitrososphaera Viennensis' Isolated
April 25, 2011 — Microorganisms play an important role in global nutrient cycles. A research team has isolated the first ammonium oxidizing Archaeon from a soil in Vienna and thus proved its ... > full story -
Phage Hunting Students Find New Bacteriophages in Soils of St. Louis Suburbs
April 25, 2011 — Twelve students who had participated in an unusual biology course as freshmen have found two bacteriophages, viruses that prey exclusively on bacteria, in the soil of two suburbs of St. Louis, ... > full story -
Organic and Conventional Farming Methods Compete to Eliminate Weed Seeds in Soil
April 21, 2011 — Weeds are hard to kill; they seem to come back no matter what steps people take to eradicate them. One reason is because of the persistence of weed seeds in the soil. Organic farming and conventional ... > full story -
Biologist Illuminates How Seedlings Regulate Growth
April 21, 2011 — All kinds of organisms, from plants to people, regulate growth via networks of proteins that add on and lop off phosphate molecules. Scientists can now explain key steps that allow seedlings to make ... > full story -
Distribution of British Soil Bacteria Mapped for the First Time
April 19, 2011 — Britain's soil bacteria have been mapped for the first time in the most comprehensive study of a country's soil biodiversity to date. To complete the map the scientific team analyzed over 1,000 soil ... > full story -
Gold Prices Spur Six-Fold Spike in Amazon Deforestation
April 19, 2011 — Deforestation in parts of the Peruvian Amazon has increased six-fold in recent years as small-scale miners, driven by record gold prices, blast and clear more of the lowland rainforest, according to ... > full story -
'Liquefaction' Key to Much of Japanese Earthquake Damage
April 18, 2011 — The massive subduction zone earthquake in Japan caused a significant level of soil "liquefaction" that has surprised researchers with its widespread severity, a new analysis shows. The findings also ... > full story -
Filtering out Pesticides With Genetically Modified Bacteria
April 14, 2011 — Genetically modified bacteria could be used in air filters to extract pesticide vapors from polluted air, new research ... > full story -
Greenhouse Gases from Forest Soils
April 12, 2011 — Reactive nitrogen compounds from agriculture, transport, and industry lead to increased emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide from forests in Europe. Nitrous oxide emission from forest soils ... > full story -
Bioengineering Uses Vetiver Grass to Save Coral Reefs Near Guam
April 8, 2011 — One of the major health hazards facing Guam's reefs is soil erosion resulting in sedimentation and suffocation of the complex organisms that make up a reef system. A soil science professor has put ... > full story
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