Bauxite residue, the byproduct of aluminum production, represents one of the most pressing global environmental challenges, with billions of tons stored in vast tailing dams. Its extreme alkalinity ...

Microbial weathering in soils encompasses the biological mechanisms by which microorganisms drive the breakdown, alteration and mobilisation of minerals. Through a suite of chemical, physical and ...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have conducted an ecosystem-wide assessment of enhanced rock weathering (ERW) in forest plantations. Led by ...

Could blending of crushed rock with arable soil lower global temperatures? Researchers of Mainz University have studied global warming events from 40 and 56 million years ago to find answers. Their ...

Southwest Research Institute collaborated with UT San Antonio to analyze lunar soil samples and determine the effects of space weathering on their far-ultraviolet reflectance. SwRI measured the ...