The new microbe-explicit soil model (left) versus DayCent’s previous soil model that did not explicitly model microbe activity (right). Of all the carbon stored in ecosystems around the world, about ...

Soil is often perceived simply as "dirt," but in reality, it is a dynamic, living system that acts as Earth's natural sponge.

Exogenous reactive nitrogen input has a profound effect on the carbon cycle of terrestrial ecosystems. Most current research on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in relation to nitrogen input has ...

Cadmium (Cd), a toxic heavy metal, poses a growing threat to food safety through its accumulation in crops. Wheat, in particular, tends to absorb more cadmium than rice due to its higher internal ...