Beneath the ocean’s surface, an unseen system works without pause. Tiny microbes drift through the water, breaking down ...

New research is changing how scientists view the ground beneath rugged terrain. A study led by researchers at the University of Oregon shows that hilly and mountainous landscapes store far more ...

Models of the global carbon cycle typically include plants, microbes, soil, and the atmosphere. But they may be leaving out an important variable: Animals, from earthworms to elephants, can have a ...

Tropical moist forests account for 70% of global living biomass. Deforestation and degradation—that is, the partial damage to tree stands—as well as the subsequent regeneration of forests therefore ...

A parsimonious ecosystem model constrained by data from NASA’s Soil Moisture Active and Passive mission generates a global ...

The roles microbes play in ecosystems are changing with global warming. Microbes are also affected by infection by viruses, but scientists know relatively little about how these viral infections could ...

The idea of animating the carbon cycle (ACC) is relatively new. The concept champions the role that healthy populations of wild animals, both terrestrial and marine, can play in boosting the ability ...

Mars has not always been a seemingly lifeless red desert. We have evidence that billions of years ago it had a warm, habitable climate with liquid water in lakes and flowing rivers, which is somewhat ...

The homesteading couple behind Gold Shaw Farm explains the vital role cattle play in the carbon cycle on their farm.

Researchers compare photovoltaics and green electricity certificates, finding that added solar capacity may offer lower long-term costs in this case study.