Soil Research News

Posted July 3, 2000:

• Researchers Clean Up Petroleum Spills With Plants
• Double Crops, Cut The Acreage By 2010, Predicts Scientist

Posted June 25, 2000:

• Researchers To Explore Microbes' Potential For Pollution Cleanup

Posted June 8, 2000:

• Genetic Method Has Promise For Assessing Environmental Cleanup

Posted May 22, 2000:

• Researchers Find Size Affects Growth Of Microorganisms In Mars-Like Environment

Posted May 15, 2000:

• Native American Students To Use Mars "Soil" To Grow Spuds In Space

Posted April 26, 2000:

• New Genes Protect Trees From Insects, Disease

Posted April 25, 2000:

• Texas Tech Developing Toxic Fire Ant Fungus

Posted April 14, 2000:

• UMass Researchers Find Key To Spurring Methane Conversion

Posted April 4, 2000:

• "Carbonating" Cow Manure Kills Dangerous Microbes

Posted March 13, 2000:

• Colorado State And International Scientists Say Loss In Biodiversity By Year 2100 Could Be Consequence Of Global Changes

Posted March 7, 2000:

• Bacterial Strain May Help Clean Up Harmful Industrial Waste

Posted March 1, 2000:

• Biological Control Could Be A "Green" Solution For Greenhouses

Posted February 18, 2000:

• Fossil Plants' Ties To Ancient Carbon Redefined

Posted January 31, 2000:

• The Crabgrass Is Greener Than You Think

Posted January 18, 2000:

• Balancing Quality And Quantity In The Vineyard

Posted December 14, 1999:

• NYU Researchers Find That Genetically Engineered Corn Releases Insecticidal Toxin Into Soil

Posted November 18, 1999:

• To Survive Their Harsh Environment, Desert Bees Hedge Their Bets With A Wait-And-Wet Attitude, Cornell Researcher Discovers

Posted November 17, 1999:

• As The Earthworm Turns: Aging DDT In Soil Could Be Less Hazardous Than Previously Feared, Cornell Tests Show

Posted November 10, 1999:

• Biodiversity Yields Dividends, Finds Pan-European Research

Posted November 8, 1999:

• As Drought-Ravaged '99 Harvest Proceeds, Farmers Turn To NASA's Marshall Center For 21st Century Solutions

Posted October 29, 1999:

• Unveiling All Of The Consequences: Introduced Plants May Be Causing Hidden Trouble

Posted October 8, 1999:

• Common Grass Infected By Fungus Makes Life Difficult For Other Species

Posted September 28, 1999:

• Virginia Tech Microbe-Minerals Group Launches New Field Of Study

Posted August 31, 1999:

• Seaweed Maybe The Solution To Beef Industry Woes

Posted August 30, 1999:

• Changes For Chickens? New Hybrid Corn Helps Reduce Phosphorus In Poultry Litter, UD Scientists Report

Posted August 10, 1999:

• Researcher Reports That Invasive Grass Destroys Soil Nitrogen, Depletes Native Desert Plants

Posted June 15, 1999:

• Bacteria Grown In Simulated Martian Environment

Posted May 31, 1999:

• Purdue Gives Farmers 20-20 Vision From 30,000 Feet

Posted May 21, 1999:

• New Areas Of High Biological Diversity Discovered

Posted April 30, 1999:

• Study Bolsters Theory Of Plant Nutrients Trapped In Soil

Posted April 1, 1999:

• 'Shock Therapy' Exceeds Expectations In Cleaning Up Contaminated Soils

Posted March 15, 1999:

• Acid Rain Threatens Future Productivity Of Forests, Research Shows

Posted March 12, 1999:

• Biological Weapons Show Promise In Onion Growers' Long Battle Against A Plague Of Maggots, Cornell Researchers Say

Posted March 11, 1999:

• Deserts Still Damaged 30 Years After Minimal Disturbance

Posted February 25, 1999:

• Researchers Isolate Gene That Helps Plants Take Iron From Soil

Posted January 25, 1999:

• Coral Bleaching And Death Could Be Early Warning Of Environmental Change, Cornell Ecologists Warn

Posted December 18, 1998:

• Oil Spill Cleanup Product Made From Sugar Byproduct

Posted October 31, 1998:

• UGA Scientists Engineer Yellow Poplar Trees That May Help Clean Up Toxic Mercury Pollution

Posted October 14, 1998:

• Smoke Breathes New Life Into A Forest

Posted September 30, 1998:

• Poplar Trees Hold Promise For Removing Contaminants

Posted September 23, 1998:

• Investigating Unusual Radioactivity Release From Oak Ridge

Posted September 18, 1998:

• Researchers Aim To Keep Termites From Gorging On Florida Homes

Posted September 7, 1998:

• Scientists Hope To Learn How Long Trees Can Absorb High Levels Of CO2

Posted August 28, 1998:

• Better Golf Course Chemical Management Possible With "KTURF" Website

Posted August 14, 1998:

• Open-Air Experiment Shows High CO2 Boosts Tree Growth

Posted July 10, 1998:

• Study Of Fertilizer Runoff Suggests Changing Time Of Application

Posted June 19, 1998:

• Chemical In Oyster Shells May Help Clean Oil Spills

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