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Posted inResearch Spotlights

In the Arctic, Consequences of Heat Waves Linger

by Saima May Sidik 22 August 202521 August 2025

The aftermath of a historic 2020 heat wave could still be felt in Siberia a year later.

A trampled over wetland
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Where the Pigs and Buffalo Roam, the Wetlands They do Bemoan

by Ankur R. Desai 19 August 202519 August 2025

A novel fenced enclosure study demonstrates the heavy toll that invasive ungulates have on greenhouse gas emissions from coastal wetlands on Indigenous lands in Australia.

Snow-covered surface with dark patches of soil uncovered. Steam is rising from some patches.
Posted inNews

As the Arctic Warms, Soils Lose Key Nutrients

Javier Barbuzano, Science Writer by Javier Barbuzano 1 August 202526 August 2025

Climate change heats not only the air and the ocean but also the soil, where key processes that determine fertility and carbon sequestration operate in a fine-tuned balance.

Photo of a corn field.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Why Crop Yield Decreases at High Temperatures

by Alberto Montanari 29 July 202529 July 2025

Scientists find that water stress drives the connection between surface temperature and crop yield loss, providing information to help improve predictions of agricultural productivity under climate change.

Cassius Spears Jr., wearing an orange hat, crouches in a forest and holds up a brown plant.
Posted inFeatures

Cassius Spears Jr.: Conserving the Living Soil

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 July 202528 July 2025

This soil scientist braids the Traditional Ecological Knowledge of his ancestors with modern soil conservation practices to help Rhode Island’s farmers and land stewards.

Tall, green marsh grasses at sunrise
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Machine Learning Model Flags Early, Invisible Signs of Marsh Decline

by Skyler Ware 17 July 202517 July 2025

Decreases in underground plant biomass could signal future marsh loss and prompt conservation measures.

Diagram of the field experiment used in the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Deep Root Respiration Helps Break Down Rocks

by Marc F. P. Bierkens 2 July 20252 July 2025

The carbon dioxide that results from respiration in and around deep roots is an essential component in the chemical weathering of sandstone rock soils.

Aerial photo of a rectangular patch of light green peatland surrounded by dark green forest
Posted inNews

Surface Conditions Affect How Mosses Take to Former Well Pads in Canada’s Boreal Fens

by Kaja Šeruga 18 June 202518 June 2025

With the help of key moss species, a new approach aims to restore the fens of the Western Boreal Plain.

A tractor pulling a plow over a dirt field and generating dust is seen from above.
Posted inNews

Fallowed Fields Are Fueling California’s Dust Problem

by Andrew Chapman 13 June 202512 June 2025

New research shows that unplanted agricultural lands are behind most of the state’s anthropogenic dust events.

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Posted inScience Updates

Two Neutron-Monitoring Networks Are Better Than One

by Trenton Franz, Darin Desilets, Martin Schrön, Fraser Baird and David McJannet 6 June 20259 June 2025

Hydrologists, atmospheric scientists, and space scientists are teaming up to keep a closer eye on soil moisture, hazardous space weather, and more.

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