microbial-ecology

Drier winters — increasingly common with climate change — can quietly degrade the soil health ben...

The char left in your firepit or backyard burn barrel, if made right, could quietly transform you...

The bag of 'beneficial bacteria' soil amendments at your garden center doesn't just feed your tom...

The vegetables in your garden depend on billions of soil microbes to break down nutrients into fo...

Vegetables like napa cabbage grown in soil near old industrial areas or heavily trafficked roads ...

Bacteria living in your garden soil and on your plants' roots can sense the same ripening signals...

Millions of acres of old mining land sit barren and leaching toxic metals into nearby waterways —...

Pesticides sprayed on the crops you eat don't just disappear — they linger in soil, affect plant ...

Truffles are cultivated as a high-value crop by planting inoculated trees, and understanding whet...

Pesticides sprayed on crops can linger in soil and water long after harvest, potentially ending u...

Compost and organic amendments you add to garden beds don't just feed your plants — they're quiet...

It means the humble living crust forming on old mine dumps near your community is actively protec...

The bacteria clinging to the barley used in your beer, whisky, or sourdough are already shifting ...

Thawing permafrost could release enough carbon to undermine global climate targets, making the so...

The rivers and lakes near petroleum pipelines that feed your city's water supply could one day be...

Healthy mangrove soils scrub carbon, filter coastal water, and buffer storm surges — and this res...

The fermented grass and corn crops stored as silage on farms feed the livestock that produce your...

Contaminated brownfields and roadside soils laced with asphalt-related chemicals could be cleaned...

Antibiotic residues from farms and wastewater seep into the soil where your vegetables grow, quie...

Your backyard compost pile works differently in winter, and knowing which microbes handle greasy ...

Fermented foods and drinks you make or buy at the farmers market depend on living microbial ecosy...

Oil spills and plastic pollution don't just harm oceans — they seep into soil, killing the microb...

The creek or pond near your garden accumulates invisible petroleum compounds from road runoff and...

Microbes like these, once better understood, could be used to detoxify pesticide-laden farmland o...

Textile and industrial dye pollution contaminates rivers and groundwater that irrigate gardens an...

Explosive residues from military sites and old industrial areas quietly leach into groundwater an...

Flame retardant chemicals from furniture, electronics, and building materials wash into soil and ...

Old mine tailings can leach toxic metals into surrounding soils for generations, keeping those la...

Soil microbes are quietly dismantling petroleum contamination in the ground beneath brownfields a...

Antibiotic-laced runoff from farms and cities soaks into the same soil and groundwater your garde...

Beneath every thriving garden bed, billions of soil microbes take turns waking up and going dorma...

Pharmaceuticals you flush and the pesticides used in nearby fields — including herbicides like be...

Plastic fragments building up in garden and agricultural soils disrupt root systems and leach che...

Plastic fragments washing from bottles and packaging into the soil and waterways around your gard...

Plastics washing into coastal waters and beaches break down partly through microbial action, and ...

Metformin washes off farms and gardens through runoff and irrigation water, accumulating in soils...