chemical weathering: Process by which rocks, soil, and minerals are dissolved or broken down via a range of chemical processes including carbonation, hydrolysis, hydration, and redox reactions.

Research redefines soil health by comparing it to human health and identifying key indicators for diagnosing and treating ...

Lynette Abbott and Hira Shaukat from The University of Western Australia, provide insights into research on enhancing health ...

Scientists study how industrial waste like slag hardens into sedimentary rocks, adversely affecting the environment but also ...

L'Institut de Recherche pour le Développement-LMTG, 38 rue des 36 Points, F-31400 Toulouse, France The rainforests of the humid tropics are being converted to alternative land uses at an increasing ...

Nitrogen in the soil, where plants can readily utilize it, benefits crop growth and health. However, nitrogen leaving the soil—whether through leaching into the groundwater table, flowing with ...

An article published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has provided new insights into how wood density in trees and shrubs adapts to different climate and soil conditions. Led by Dr. Song Xiang ...

Pesticides, heavy metals, micro- and nanoplastics in the soil, and environmentally harmful chemicals can have a detrimental effect on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper.

KXAN Chief Meteorologist Nick Bannin asked a lawn professional how the grass is fairing as we slowly cool off, but continue a ...

Using a compressed gas gun, astronomers or lunar rovers would fire several of these spectroscopy bullets into the lunar soil across a ... and other space weathering processes.

heralding the first time in history that oxygen has been extracted from simulated lunar soil, or regolith, using an automated, standalone system in a lunar environment. The technology, when scaled ...