All Soil Science

Demystifying plant biostimulants for selection based on crop growing goals
Added: 16 Jul 2021
Plant biostimulants have now been categorised by into eight classes based on their modes of action.…

UKRI funding to bring the public into the heart of five research projects
Added: 27 May 2021
UK Research and Innovation is encouraging people from across the UK to actively contribute to five …

Positive 'tipping points' offer hope for climate
Added: 22 Mar 2021
Climate change mitigation is forever a balancing act. Environmental experts are beginning to unveil…

Ever had that sinking feeling?
Added: 7 Jan 2021
If you've found yourself wondering if you're sinking a little recently, that may be because you are…

Science priorities agreed for 2024 lunar exploration
Added: 9 Dec 2020
Planetary processes and polar resource potential prioritised by lunar science team. Researchers pre…

Self-watering soil could transform farming
Added: 9 Nov 2020
They say water is set to become more valuable than oil, with water scarcity becoming one of the mos…

New international carbon dating standard
Added: 13 Aug 2020
Radiocarbon dating is set to become more accurate than ever after an international team of scientis…

In his element
Added: 29 Jul 2019
We spoke to astrobiologist Robert Hazen whose new book, Symphony in C, draws parallels between carb…

Reproducibility crisis
Added: 23 Jul 2019
Inadequate reporting, variability in reagents and the pressure to publish all contribute to the rep…

Symphony in C
Added: 22 Jul 2019
Composed in four movements, Symphony in C explores carbon’s multifaceted characteristics and its ro…

First study on influence of microplastics on soil and microbes
Evoluted New Media | Added: 13 Sep 2018
German scientists have conducted the first investigation into the physical and biological effects o…

Nature not solely to blame for severe droughts
Evoluted New Media | Added: 15 Feb 2016
Drought researchers and managers must include human activity when looking at severe droughts, accor…

Earthworm threatens diversity
Evoluted New Media | Added: 8 Feb 2016
The earthworm may threaten plant diversity in ecosystems, according to Canadian researchers.

See-through soil developed
Evoluted New Media | Added: 16 Nov 2012
Researchers from the James Hutton Institute and the University of Abertay Dundee have developed a t…
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