The Outside Story looks at spring ephemerals and their contribution to nutrient storage throughout the forest.

Benthic foraminifera are unicellular eukaryotes that inhabit marine sediments and play a pivotal role in nutrient cycling. Their remarkable physiological capabilities enable them to thrive in diverse ...

Soil salinization poses a growing threat to agricultural productivity and food security, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Microplastics further ...

A groundbreaking study has uncovered a fascinating connection between the circadian rhythms of tea plants and the microbial communities in their rhizosphere, providing new insights into nutrient ...

A micrograph of a polyethylene microplastic bead after incubating in the York River with a stain applied to better visualize the biofilm that formed on its surface. Photo by Kelley Uhlig. “This wasn’t ...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- PREFACE -- Chapter One. INTRODUCTION -- Chapter Two. THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AS A MODEL ECOSYSTEM -- Chapter Three. GRADIENTS IN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, ...

Awareness and interest in improved Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE) has never been greater. Driven by a growing public belief that crop nutrients are excessive in the environment and farmer concerns ...

Human and animal waste can replace many fertilizers if managed better and used closer to farms, improving farming systems.