Suggested Citation: "3 The Importance of Soil Health to Nature's Contributions to People." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2024. Exploring Linkages Between Soil Health and ...

Soil quality research is the study of the characteristics, composition, and health of a soil sample and how these factors impact the soil's ability to perform it's intended function. Lesson 1 provides ...

Take a look out at this landscape. What do you notice? Credit: Shutterstock Take a walk outside. Get some fresh air. What do you notice around you? Buildings, trees, and the sky may be on your list, ...

Soil is not simply "dirt." It supplies plants with important nutrients, and is home to billions of organisms that feed plants ...

image: Clusters of soil viral sequences (contigs) identified across a historical precipitation gradient from arid Washington (purple) to intermediate Kansas (Blue), to wet Iowa (Orange), showing a mix ...

URBANA, Ill. – The soil microbiome is critical for the ecosystem, and agricultural practices that promote microbial diversity can support plant health and help protect against pests. But it is unclear ...

Viruses are abundant in soil, but scientists do not fully understand how climate change affects them. In this study, scientists analyzed DNA viruses (viruses that use DNA for replication) in three ...