Today, the Sahara is a 3.6-million-square-mile expanse of blistering sand, sweeping dunes, and barren rock. It defines the very concept of an inhospitable wasteland. Yet, hidden deep within the arid ...

The history of Earth is written on the great tablets of tectonic plates. The motions of plates shaped land masses, formed ...

Thunderstorms are known to form preferentially on warm, humid days with unstable air. But predicting where exactly a thunderstorm will develop has so far remained extremely difficult. Heavy rainfall ...

Changes in soil organic carbon (SOC) critically influence the future climate. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) are critical regulators of SOC dynamics, yet the impacts of climate-induced changes, ...

JT Cornelis works for the Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia, as an Associate Professor in soil science. He receives funding from NSERC Discovery Grant, NSERC ...

Soil aggregates have been identified as a critical biogeochemical indicator of soil health, playing a pivotal role in addressing numerous environmental challenges and maintaining ecological ...

It is no secret that the presence of humans has left visible scars on this planet. Be it edging out endangered species with our ever-expanding footprint, or the environmental pollution that comes as a ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

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Abstract: In recent years, there has been a notable increase in research activity concerning the remediation of soil using nonthermal plasmas (NTPs), as well as the study of discharges in soil. In ...