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Keeping Soil Healthy: Why It Matters and How Science Can Help

by Yijian Zeng and Bob Su 29 May 202529 May 2025

Healthy soil is the foundation of our food, clean water, and a stable climate, and cutting-edge science helps us to protect it.

A close-up of soil, viewed from the ground and stretching off into the distance
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Simplicity May Be the Key to Understanding Soil Moisture

by Saima May Sidik 23 May 202523 May 2025

A pared-down model that considers only precipitation and net surface radiation seems to solve long-standing problems.

Fotografía del volcán Pichu Pichu
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Los incendios forestales amenazan los suelos volcánicos de los Andes peruanos

by Sofia Moutinho 7 May 202522 May 2025

Los frágiles ecosistemas de las tierras altas mostraron baja resiliencia a los incendios, lo que los hace más vulnerables a la degradación a largo plazo.

Photo of a rice paddy.
Posted inEditors' Vox

Decoding Crop Evapotranspiration

by Rangjian Qiu 6 May 20256 May 2025

The intricate factors influencing cropland evapotranspiration is uncovered in a new article, from stressors to diverse management practices, and reveals critical insights into changing climates.

Diagram from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Rock Organic Carbon in Soils: Recycled or Just Passing Through

by Susan Trumbore 5 May 20251 May 2025

It’s often assumed that all soil organic carbon ultimately derives from recent vegetation, but researchers argue that carbon inherited from parent rocks can be important and deserves more focus.

Graphs from the study.
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Investigating Rainfall-Rich Periods in North America

by Alberto Montanari 3 April 20253 April 2025

A record of soil moisture that extends over one thousand years allows for the investigation of occurrence and causes of modern and historical rainfall-rich periods.

Pichu Pichu dominates the landscape of the Peruvian Andes.
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Wildfires Pose a Threat to Volcanic Soils in the Peruvian Andes

by Sofia Moutinho 20 March 20257 May 2025

Fragile highland ecosystems showed low resilience to fire, which renders them more vulnerable to long-term degradation.

Illustration of the driving forces of erosion.
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Erosion: An Overlooked Contributor to the Carbon Cycle

by Haiyan Zheng and Chiyuan Miao 13 March 202512 March 2025

Since physical and chemical erosion yield comparable carbon fluxes, studying both together is essential to avoid biases in erosion-driven carbon flux estimates.

Diagram from the study.
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How Rock Type Shapes River Networks and Influences Landscape Evolution

by Marisa Repasch 10 February 20256 February 2025

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

Two people plant a sapling in desert landscape. There are a handful of recently planted saplings around them.
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Three-Quarters of the World’s Land Is Drying Out, “Redefining Life on Earth”

by Ayurella Horn-Muller 13 January 202513 January 2025

Climate change has made great swaths of the planet drier and soils saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for billions.

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