Soil is fundamental to all life on earth. It filters our water and grows ... or biological qualities that support life, is a natural process but it is being accelerated by human activity.

A new doctoral thesis provides valuable insights into the microbiology of acid sulfate soils, sometimes dubbed "the nastiest ...

A team of scientists discovered that the near-Earth asteroid, known as Bennu, contains a wealth of minerals and organic molecules, including many that are building blocks of life. But what has the 4.5 ...

In samples NASA brought back from the asteroid Bennu, scientists have discovered of organic compounds, including key building ...

Soil organic matter is composed of soil microbes ... 2 GT carbon/yr despite occupying a vastly larger proportion of the earth's surface. Although there is interest in increasing oceanic carbon ...

When European-American settlers first began ploughing in Iowa, they found the weather and local geology had combined this organic mulch with sand and silt to form a nutrient-rich type of soil ...

Weathering and erosion slowly chisel, polish, and buff Earth ... natural process, abusive land-use practices such as deforestation and overgrazing can expedite erosion and strip the land of soils ...

Human composting transforms the body into soil, according to Earth Funeral, a human composting company with locations in Washington and Nevada. Human composting, which accelerates the natural ...