The soil beneath our feet may look dull, but it is essential to all life on the planet. You might be amazed at what soil is ...

Autumn beauty can sure leave a mess behind! For many people the love of the seasonal aesthetic is lessened by the work ...

Mechanism Analysis of Pore Water Pressure Fluctuation During Clay Precompression Consolidation. World Journal of Engineering and Technology, 12, 987-995. doi: 10.4236/wjet.2024.124061 . Clay is widely ...

Regular pruning is key to keeping trees and shrubs healthy. A bypass pruner is ideal for most small to medium branches, as it ...

Leaves can transform poor soil as they decompose into humus. Humus increases the soil's CEC allowing it to retain fertilizer ...

Already the dominant producer of rare minerals, Beijing is using export restrictions and its power over state-owned companies to further control access. By Keith Bradsher Keith Bradsher reported ...

China is a global goliath when it comes to one of the most important resources in the world - critical minerals. These minerals are essential for making advanced technology including smartphones ...

China is introducing export restrictions on some of its vast reserves of critical minerals – here’s why it matters for the rest of the world.

The element carbon is a building block for life, both on Earth and potentially elsewhere in the vast reaches of space. There should be a lot of carbon in space, but surprisingly, it's not always easy ...

For one thing, a fifth force might help explain a major unsolved physics puzzle: the identity of the unknown source of mass throughout the universe known as dark matter. So scientists are on the ...

More and more people are looking to natural and organic sunscreens to counter these ... Sun lotion falls into two major categories; chemical and mineral. Natural SPFs may also be known as mineral ...

Therefore, option (d) is the correct answer. — Soil organic matter (SOM) refers to the organic remains in soil that are in various states of degradation. Hence, statement 1 is correct. — Although it ...