Plants and trees extend their roots into the earth in order to draw nutrients and water from the soil—however, these roots ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

Microbes, such as bacteria and fungi, are the primary drivers of carbon storage in soil, surpassing other soil processes by a factor of four, according to a new study in Nature. The efficiency of ...

A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet underground.

Plants grow deep, hidden root systems that may store more carbon than previously thought - offering a new tool to fight ...

We have divided our forest carbon stocks into three pools that allow us to track our carbon inventory and to follow and ...

Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland – no matter where they are in the country – says new research. A team led by scientists from the University ...

Planting hedgerows increases soil carbon storage by almost half compared to nearby grassland—no matter where they are in the ...

Professor Xinzhang Song (Zhejiang A&F University) et al. conducted a study that revealed the response of soil CO2 emissions ...

The benefits of improving soil health extend to enhanced water storage, erosion prevention, and improved grasslands ecology. The investment in carbon credits also directly supports ranchers ...

Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic organisms colonise the newly exposed landscapes. Dr. James Bradley, Honorary Reader in Arctic Biogeochemistry in the School of ...