Understanding how global changes affect both aboveground plants and belowground soil organisms is essential for preserving ecosystem functions and biodiversity. This study synthesizes extensive ...

Is it better to cut down a natural tree for a short-lived holiday display, or use an artificial one made from non-recyclable ...

Two opposing perspectives on the future of plastic clashed at the United Nations summit on plastics, which ended this month ...

Two professors from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) set out to determine which personality traits are needed to become good at something. Their study found that those with ...

Ultra-processed foods may be fueling a rise in colon-cancer cases — but healthy foods could unlock new ways to prevent or treat the disease, new research suggests. Researchers from the ...

Callaghan Innovation and Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research are digging into artificial intelligence to develop a tool to help scientists uncover a treasure trove of soil research insights.

The AI tool, named SoilInsights, will help Manaaki Whenua scientists seeking to access its extensive digital library of historic soil science research findings by enabling them to ask, and get answers ...

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Pic: AP Before politics, the 62-year-old - who holds a doctorate in pedology, a branch of soil science - worked in Romania's environment ministry and represented his country at the UN Environment ...

Microbial communities, or microbiomes, especially those in soils, are remarkably diverse, containing up to 10,000 species in just a single cup of soil. Scientists are exploring how these microbiomes ...

But it wasn’t until recent comprehensive analysis that scientists realized just how unique these remains were. The most striking feature? A cranial capacity of approximately 1,700 milliliters – ...

Think you’re a badass? Science might tell you otherwise. A new study, published as a pre-print paper on PsyArXiv that has not yet been peer-reviewed, has revealed the strict criteria that make a ...