Can naturalists detect as many as 3,000 different species in a single tablespoon of soil? Yes, according to leaders and scientists connected to a local and valleywide effort to examine eDNA soil ...

Traditional soil sampling involves collecting samples from multiple locations and sending them to a laboratory for analysis. In the future, the sensor system could perform this process directly in the ...

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...

Heavy metal contamination of soils has emerged as a significant environmental concern, primarily due to its detrimental impact on food quality, groundwater, micro-organisms, and plant growth. Human ...

A food safety activist’s warning that sewage-based compost given away by San Francisco contains toxic material received an indifferent response Tuesday from utilities officials, who plan to hold a ...

UNL Maharjan Soil Science Lab students toured Ward Laboratories in Nebraska, seeing soil testing processes that link ...