Soil sciences investigate soils as dynamic, living systems at the interface of lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. Core disciplines encompass pedology and soil mapping, which elucidate ...

Soils store carbon, sustain ecosystems, and underpin global food and water systems. A new Frontiers in Science paper details how AI tools can help us adapt soils—and the systems they nurture—to a ...

The ground beneath our feet is exhaling. Steadily and without pause, through a process called soil respiration, plant roots and microbes release carbon dioxide (CO 2) into the atmosphere. In one cited ...

Soil health constitutes the continued capacity of soil to function as a vital living ecosystem that sustains plants, animals and humans. A healthy soil combines favourable physical structure, balanced ...