Ecologists have long studied how biological communities assemble following disturbances, a process known as ecological ...

Soil contamination is a global environmental concern, with toxic metals and metalloids from industrial activities persisting as long-term pollutants. Arsenic (As), although naturally occurring, ...

Stony soils, characterised by a considerable presence of rock fragments embedded within the soil matrix, exhibit complex hydraulic behaviours that differentiate them from fine-textured counterparts.

Arsenic leaking from abandoned gold mines can harm forest ecosystems by entering soils and affecting soil organisms. In a ...

A research team from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has clarified the structure ...

Soil hydraulic properties are important for irrigation scheduling and proper land-use planning. Field capacity, permanent wilting point and infiltration rate are the three vital hydraulic properties ...

Fungi are vital to natural ecosystems by breaking down dead organic material and cycling it back into the environment as ...

As development plans move forward in Gowanus, new data from state environmental regulators highlights ongoing challenges with ...

Federal officials are standing by their decision to skip soil testing after cleanup crews remove debris from properties destroyed in the L.A. wildfires. The decision comes amid a torrent of criticism ...

PFOA was used at the former ICI site between the 1950s and 2012. More land to the south-east of the existing area has been ...