A research team led by Prof. Li Dejun from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made significant strides in using synthetic microbial communities (SynCom) to enhance lignocellulose ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 22, 2025
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Scientists have discovered, for the first time, how root cells respond to their complex soil environment, revealing that roots actively "sense" their microenvironment and mount precise, cell-specific molecular responses. ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 30, 2025
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If left unaddressed, many environmental changes in Aotearoa New Zealand could threaten livelihoods, health, quality of life and infrastructure for generations to come, according to the latest update on the state of the environment.
Environment
Apr 8, 2025
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Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where these microbes live, and they ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 7, 2025
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Planting ground cover in fields between cash crop growing seasons is an effective way to prevent farmland from losing soil carbon from erosion, a factor that's underestimated in considering the carbon sequestration potential ...
Ecology
Apr 3, 2025
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A recent study conducted in southwest England has shed light on the connection between large-scale climate drivers and suspended sediment concentrations, a key factor in water quality. The research, focused on the impact ...
Ecology
Mar 24, 2025
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For 50 years, scientists in Großbeeren have studied how different fertilization strategies affect vegetable and soil quality. The box plot facility in Großbeeren hosted one of the world's longest fertilization experiments ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2025
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A new study published in Ecological Processes by researchers at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reveals that no-tillage (NT) farming could play a pivotal role in combating soil degradation ...
Ecology
Feb 5, 2025
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Nature-based solutions use nature to solve environmental problems caused by humans, such as global climate change. But not every ecological project counts as a nature-based solution. Some projects only bring about a slight ...
Environment
Feb 4, 2025
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Extreme climate events endanger groundwater quality and stability when rain water evades natural purification processes in the soil. This was demonstrated in long-term groundwater analyses using new analytical methods, as ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 17, 2025
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