Imagine walking through a forest after a rainstorm. The air smells earthy and fresh, and under your feet, mushrooms quietly ...

Glaciers provide a unique opportunity for researchers to measure levels of atmospheric carbon deposition. Unlike other ...

Up to 17 percent of the planet’s agricultural land may be contaminated by toxic heavy metals, a new study has found. As many ...

Heavy metals in soil are slashing crop yields and polluting food supplies worldwide, affecting over 1 billion people, a major ...

County residents and experts are turning to nature-based methods like bioremediation to address long-standing and ...

How is the ecological system of the small invertebrates that live in the soil (and play such a key role in its character) affected by the introduction of pesticides?

Scientists just discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth’s Critical Zone. The Critical Zone—also known as the planet’s ...

Scientists at the Salk Institute are working to develop crops that will pull more carbon dioxide from the air and store it in ...