The Earth's land surface is dominated by sloping landscapes. Every year, soil erosion laterally distributes on the order of 75 Gt of topsoil (Berhe et al. 2007). The coupled biogeochemical cycles of ...

Viruses in different life cycles can promote elemental cycling (e.g., carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) by viral lysing or auxiliary metabolic genes (AMGs) metabolisms. Viruses can increase microbial ...

The biological carbon pump moves carbon from near the ocean's surface to deeper regions, maintaining the upper ocean's ...

An international team of experts outlines key research priorities, from advanced materials to global policy, to achieve carbon neutrality and combat climate change Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang ...

In the midst of the COVID pandemic, scientists embarked on an ambitious research expedition to the North Atlantic to investigate the inner workings of the ocean’s carbon cycle. A series of storms ...

Drylands cover roughly 40% of Earth’s land surface and play a major role in the global land-atmosphere carbon exchange. Most ...

LANZHOU, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A new study by Chinese scientists has revealed how cryospheric degradation affects carbon and nitrogen cycles on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, providing key data for ...