In this lab, students measure the diversity of soil invertebrates that are collected from areas with different vegetation composition or cover, depending on the questions and hypothesis that the ...

A Chinese-foreign research team has discovered that soil invertebrates — such as termites, ants, and earthworms — play a crucial role in enhancing soil fertility, improving soil structure and ...

The 2021 peer-reviewed study Pesticides and Soil Invertebrates: A Hazard Assessment shows that pesticides widely used in American agriculture pose a grave threat to organisms needed for healthy soil, ...

Using a genetic analysis technique known as DNA metabarcoding, the researchers discovered a broad range of invertebrates within this soil. The diversity was high, which is comparable with that of ...

BEIJING, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at Sun Yat-sen University in China have recently revealed the vital role soil invertebrates play in enhancing soil fertility, texture, and crop yields ...

The researchers compiled data from nearly 400 studies, finding that pesticides harmed beneficial, soil-dwelling invertebrates including earthworms, ants, beetles and ground nesting bees in 71% of ...

Up close, soil is a maze of mineral grains, organic matter, air and water, plus a whole host of living organisms, including microbes, plants, fungi and invertebrates. Soil sits on top of the bedrock ...

In the wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in extraordinary behavior—tilling the soil to create ...

A beloved Australian bird best known for its stunning tail and powers of mimicry may have a cunning hidden talent.