Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. An international team of scientists led by ...
Through new experiments, researchers in Japan and Germany have recreated the chemical conditions found in the subsurface ...
On the harsh surface of Mars, where every resource counts, scientists are turning human sweat and urine into a vital building ...
Bamboo shoots may be far more than a crunchy side dish. A comprehensive review found they can help control blood sugar, ...
Creating a bioactive habitat with students can give them a window into the natural world while easing the upkeep for class ...
“A plane flew through some supercooled water droplets within cirrocumulus clouds. The plane introduced ice crystals, allowing ...
Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.
Researchers observed that the plants grown with microplastics were 11 percent less likely to emerge from the soil, were smaller in size and were several days slower to produce flowers or ripen. The ...
Researchers led by Yue Pan at Shenyang Agricultural University tested how swings between wet and dry conditions affect soil organic carbon breakdown ...
A study by scientists at Penn State and NASA shows that intact biomolecules from dormant microbes break down much more slowly ...
Dust isn't that bad after all, at least on Mars. The Red planet has an abundance of dust, dirt, and soil across most of its ...
Scientists have found that adding biochar to farm soils can help steady the release of carbon dioxide during increasingly ...