Research Progress

Scientists Uncover Widespread Plant Strategy to Curb Soil Nitrogen Loss and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A study led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’Institute of Applied Ecologyhas revealed that diverse plant species naturally inhibit soil nitrogen loss and nitrous oxideemissions through specializ...

Scientists Develop Coordinated Strategy to Boost Biofuel Production from Brown Algae

"Our work reveals a critical principle: the true innovation lies in the synergy. NA provides more carriers, and nZVI provides the extra electrons," said LI Weiming. "This coordinated approach, tail...

New Study Tracks Soil Carbon Pathways and Confirms Mineral-Associated Organic Matter as the Most ...

A global study has provided new insights into how carbon moves and stabilizes in soils, revealing that mineral-associated organic matterserves as the most stable long-term reservoir of carbon acros...

Global Shift from Natural Forests to Plantations Alters Ecosystem Nutrient Balance, Study Finds

The global expansion of plantation forests is disrupting fundamental ecosystem functions by altering nutrient cycling in soils. As forests transition from diverse natural ecosystems to monocultures...

Long-Term Organic Fertilization Shown to Reshape Soil Carbon Stability via Microbial and Plant Re...

Long-term organic fertilization has been found to significantly enhance the accumulation and stability of soil organic carbonin agricultural ecosystems by altering how microbial and plant-derived r...