Methanotrophic Bacteria Methanotrophs might be small, but they pack a powerful punch when it comes to turning methane, a ...

Turfgrass—including sports fields, roadside ditches and residential lawns—makes up 40 million acres of the United States' ...

This week at AAAS, PNNL scientists and colleagues discuss phenomics, exposomics, and the factors that influence DNA ...

This type of succession is often called primary succession, as the soil, as well as all characteristic organisms, needs to re-establish. Large, low intensity disturbances, such as plowing in ...

Clark, F. E. Soil Micro-organisms and Plant Roots (1949). Danhorn T, Fuqua C. Biofilm formation by plant-associated bacteria. ANNUAL REVIEW OF MICROBIOLOGY. 61: 401-422 ( 2007) Dinneny JR ...

We found that biochar binds DDT efficiently, so that it is not taken up by soil organisms," says Paul Drenning, postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Soil contains mineral particles, air, water, living organisms and decaying organic matter. The mineral portion of the soil contains tiny ...