Is Plant Farming on Mars Possible? Clover in Regolith Soil Develops Through Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria

Medicine & Technology Oct 01, 2021

A new study suggests nitrogen-fixing bacteria Sinorhizobium meliloti as solution to grow plant food on the Martian regolith soil.

Research Shows Rich Soil Disappearing on Farms in the Midwest

Feb 25, 2021

According to scientists, the most fertile topsoil is totally gone from one-third of the entire land allotted to growing crops throughout the upper Midwest.

Man Dies from a Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Soil

Sep 27, 2020

An 82-year-old man from Georgia has reportedly died after infection from an amoeba linked to soil, according to a new report.

Soil’s Water Absorption May Be Compromised Due To Climate Change

Sep 13, 2019

Weather, the ecosystem, oceans and coasts all show the impact of climate change on them, and now it looks like the soil is also showing how these changes affect it.

Climate Change On Soil: Tell-Tale Signs To Watch Out For

Aug 01, 2019

Scientists have collected rock samples from several areas in the US to find out how climate change has affected the soil.

Cow Dung May Help Fight Climate Change

May 30, 2019

What could provide relief in our problem on climate change? Cow dung may just be it.

Study Reveals Phosporus Mapping of the World

Apr 18, 2019

Scientists combine efforts to provide data about the global flow of phosporus

Cattle Under Antibiotics Disrupts Soil Ecosystem, How Could It Be

Mar 29, 2017

Cattle under antibiotics cause the disruption the normal flora of the soil, a new research suggests.

Plants & Soil Might Be Affected By Future Climate Change: Drier Region, Less Soil Carbon Loss, Wetter Region, Increased Carbon Loss

Mar 08, 2017

A new study has found that soil carbon loss is more sensitive to climate change compared to carbon taken up by plants. In drier regions, soil carbon loss decreased but in wetter regions, soil carbon loss increased.

SMAP Launch Promises New View of Earth’s Soil—From Space

Jan 31, 2015

As climate change issues intensify, and many countries face continuing droughts, NASA’s newest mission plans to offer a bit of assistance in confronting a drying Earth. Sent into orbit just this morning, Saturday Jan. 31 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, NASA’s Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission plans to give researchers and farmers vital information about the moisture of any given soil on the face of the Earth.

NASA To Launch Satellite to Analyze Moisture Content of Earth

Jan 05, 2015

Farmers and scientists will soon be able to analyze the moisture content of the entire Earth thanks to the SMAP, a new satellite set to blast into orbit at the end of this month.