All Soil Science


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…