3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (100+ words) A decade-long field experiment in northeastern China compares how two agricultural amendments reshape dissolved organic carbon, microbial residues, and soil carbon accumulation image: Divergent carbon sequestration pathways: biochar and maize stover mediate DOC properties and soil carbon accumulation view more…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (722+ words) Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from biomass, offers a promising pathway for storing carbon in agricultural soils, helping to offset climate change. Despite its potential, the precise mechanisms, particularly the role of diverse microbial communities, influencing its long-term effectiveness remain…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (102+ words) image: Electron transfer kinetics and molecular structural basis of dissolved black carbon as an electron shuttle view more Credit: Image Credit: Yufei Wu, Peng Zhang, Hanxue Li, Ting He, Wenmei Tao, Zhaofeng Chang & Bo Pan Tracking a Missing Kinetic Dimension…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (435+ words) Large-scale study across China’s Loess Plateau reveals how climate and soil conditions shape distinct bacterial groups and their roles in ecosystem resilience image: Core and rare microbiota enhance bacterial community complexity and stability along environmental gradients on the Loess Plateau…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (907+ words) Scientists look to harness the body's natural defenses by studying how the immune system uses copper against urinary tract infections — and how bacteria fight back. image: Dr. Sarguru Subash and Veerakit Vanitshavit study how the immune system uses copper to…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (27+ words) John Paul Shen, M.D. (IMAGE) EurekAlert! John Paul Shen, M.D. More on this News Release Most patients with appendix cancer may avoid chemotherapy after surgery, study suggests...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (119+ words) “The most fundamental problem with AI in public health work is structural rather than technical,” says Dr. Adirim. While analyzing diverse datasets, AI can produce biased outputs. Furthermore, using commercial data like location tracking blurs the line between public health…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (238+ words) eurekalert.org Proposed model for BhSUN-mediated regulation of fruit shape in wax gourd. Fruit shape determines market value in wax gourd (Benincasa hispida), but the genetic programs that make some fruits long and cylindrical while others turn out short and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (64+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! When atomic nuclei collide it triggers a scattering reaction that can be measured to calculate the size and density of the nuclei. News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as part of news coverage…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (53+ words) John Lajoie, ORNL physicist and ePIC Collaboration spokesperson (IMAGE) EurekAlert! ORNL's John Lajoie examines a 3D-printed scintillator joined to light-sensitive microelectronics that will record energy deposited in ePIC’s calorimeter after particles collide. Alonda Hines/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy More…...