Aim To assess whether vegetation composition and soil chemistry explain the same or different parts of the variation in the soil microbial community (SMC). Method The above and below-ground ...

WASHINGTON -- Dramatic circles of rocks or stripes of stones precisely aligned on Arctic plains may look like navigation markers for invading aliens, but a scientist says they are just Mother Nature ...

For over a decade, researchers have attempted to explain how these giant holes originated ... Existing theories suggest that only the soil’s internal processes are responsible for the formation of ...