The capacity of soil to regulate the terrestrial freshwater supply is a fundamental ecosystem service. Water percolating through soil is filtered, stored for plant utilization, and redistributed ...

A study led by Prof. Chen Hongsong from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has ...

Water is a unique compound that is essential to life on Earth. In the pedosphere, the physical and chemical properties of water regulate the flow of energy and solutes, making soil water a crucial ...

WE CAN ALL see that the daylight length is getting longer at each end of the day. In less than two weeks, spring officially begins.

They can occur after periods of heavy rain, when the water saturates overlying rock, making it heavy and liable to slide. Soil creep is a very slow movement, occurring on very gentle slopes ...

Deuterium-labeled water was used to simulate rainfall, and its movement through soil and plants was tracked. The results showed that repeated droughts in plots with elevated CO 2 and warming ...

Unhealthy soil induces poor plant performance and growth. Marin County gardeners must frequently amend their soil with mulch ...