Researchers discovered that bumblebee queens prefer hibernating in pesticide-contaminated soil, a surprising behavior that ...

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On November 26, 2018, NASA's Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport (InSight) mission ...

Sep. 13, 2024 — In a new study, researchers have determined through both statistical analysis and in experiments that soil pH is a driver of microbial community composition -- but that the need ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists ...

Gophers tilled the soil for 24 hours after Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, and the benefits are still visible 40 years ...

Ecologists at the University of Oregon have been awarded a grant to test what they hope is a win for conservation and a win for hazelnut farmers.

Decades-old policies aimed at improving air quality may also be accelerating global climate change, warns a recent study ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

New findings from long-term research underscore the challenges managers face when trying to conserve Penn’s Woods.

Meanwhile, previous lab studies have shown that the ‘designer’ sawdust-and-lime biochar that the researchers review in the ...