As ice melts, dormant fungi, bacteria, and viruses have the potential to reactivate.  This poses a major public health ...

Expanding efforts to measure, monitor and protect soil biodiversity around the world will intensify further with the ...

FAO has launched the Global Soil Biodiversity Observatory (GLOSOB) to enhance global monitoring and protection of underground ecosystems vital for agriculture and biodiversity. The initiative will ...

Scientists in Belfast and Nigeria have developed a diagnostic tool that deploys microbes to uncover the timeline of crude oil contamination in soils.

The effects of microplastics on pea growth and soil health are examined, revealing implications for agriculture and the ...

Several studies indicate a significant rise in rainfall in west-central India, whereas the east has experienced a decline.

New research shows turning forests and grasslands into cropland drastically cuts soil carbon storage. This converts ...

Dryland agroecosystems, which cover approximately 40% of the world’s terrestrial regions and support over two billion people, ...

A study conducted by Martin SAMPHIRE and colleagues at Bangor University in the UK addresses this question through a ...

Root microbiomes contain microbes that help plants survive times of stress and may potentially improve crop yields in changing climates.

Rainfall can have dramatic effects on the microbial communities living in urban lakes, a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology reveals.