Tag: Soil
Plants thrive in a complex world by communicating, sharing resources and...
Beronda L. Montgomery, Michigan State University
As a species, humans are wired to collaborate. That’s why lockdowns and remote...
An effective climate change solution may lie in rocks beneath our...
Benjamin Z. Houlton, University of California, Davis
Why has Earth’s climate remained so stable over geological time? The answer just might rock you.
Rocks, particularly the...
How to manage plant pests and diseases in your victory garden
Matt Kasson, West Virginia University; Brian Lovett, West Virginia University, and Carolee Bull, Pennsylvania State University
Home gardening is having a boom year across the...
It’s time to rethink the disrupted US food system from the...
David R. Montgomery, University of Washington; Jennifer J. Otten, University of Washington, and Sarah M. Collier, University of Washington
The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic...
Soil carbon is a valuable resource, but all soil carbon is...
Jocelyn Lavallee, Colorado State University and Francesca Cotrufo, Colorado State University
Human society is literally built on soil. It feeds the world and produces vital...
Restoring soil can help address climate change
David R. Montgomery, University of Washington
It’s time to take soil seriously. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states with very high confidence in...
Climate change is shrinking winter snowpack, which harms Northeast forests year-round
Andrew Reinmann, CUNY Graduate Center and Pamela Templer, Boston University
Climate change often conjures up images of heat, drought and hurricanes. But according to the...
To restore our soils, feed the microbes
Matthew Wallenstein, Colorado State University
Our soils are in trouble. Over the past century, we’ve abused them with plowing, tilling and too much fertilizer.
What...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
