The bulk of the soil solid fraction is constituted by soil minerals, which exert significant direct and indirect influences on the supply and availability of most nutrient elements. The main ...

Of the mineral elements, the primary macronutrients (N, P, and K) are needed in the greatest quantities from the soil and are the plant nutrients most likely to be in short supply in agricultural ...

However, the intricate interactions between bacteria, minerals, and organic matter in soil environments are complex and not fully understood. These interactions can either enhance or hinder the ...

Plants need water and sunlight to survive, but they also need important nutrients which they receive from the soil. These ...

Healthy soil is a dynamic living ecosystem: a complex combination of minerals and organic matter containing air, water, and life. Worms are not alone in the ground, just a gram of dirt can contain ...

If you're hoping to improve your dirt, consider vermiculite, a naturally occurring mineral. Vermiculite can amend your soil for the better or it can be used in a homemade soilless potting mix.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline The weirdest ways scientists are mining for critical minerals, ...

Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine is ready to sign a deal with the US over his country's mineral deposits, days after he was ...

The effect of soil pH is great on the solubility of minerals or nutrients. Fourteen of the seventeen essential plant nutrients are obtained from the soil. Before a nutrient can be used by plants it ...