Soil science has an image problem, and university efforts to craft classes and degree programs that appeal to a wider range of students may be making it harder for USDA to hire the soil ...

Phosphorus, a nutrient in soil essential for sustaining most forms of life, is increasingly disappearing from land as it is washed into waterways throughout the United States, according to a new study ...

In a research article recently published in Global Change Biology, researchers investigated the complex effects of climate ...

To be a soil scientist you need a college degree in a related biological, physical, or earth science field and take classes in soil science. People who become soil scientists usually like working ...

Through the study of soil science the importance of this heterogeneous assemblage of minerals, organic matter, organisms, air, and water as a key component of our global environment becomes self ...

Sep. 13, 2024 — In a new study, researchers have determined through both statistical analysis and in experiments that soil pH is a driver of microbial community composition -- but that the need ...

The Department of Ecosystem Science and Management (ESM) integrates four disciplines: rangeland ecology, hydrology/watershed management, soil science, and entomology. In ESM, our students learn not ...

Our department focuses on all aspects of plant and soil science, from the molecular to global, wilderness to urban environments, scientific to social concerns, and field and laboratory settings. We ...

Our department offers the master of science and the doctor of philosophy degrees in plant and soil sciences. Within the Plant and Soil Sciences degree, two focused concentration areas exist: Plant ...

Yet, soil compaction is a science and it requires a certain degree of precision. Understanding some of the science behind it can help you improve efficiency on your jobsites. What's the dirt?

Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2007. Lal, R. Soil carbon sequestration impact on global climate change and food security. Science 304 ...

They link to the UK Science curricula. Pupils recognise that soils are made from rocks and organic matter. Pupils compare the texture and properties of different soil types. In this short film ...