Soil Microbial News Today

Invasive earthworms are changing the makeup of soil in Canada's boreal forests, new University of Alberta research shows. The study is one of the first to highlight how non-native earthworms are directly altering the soil microbial community in the country's boreal forests

A new study from Lund University in Sweden shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow down global warming by storing carbon in soil.

Over the summer, the first two women were granted tenure in soil sciences at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Karen Vaughan and Dr. Linda van Diepen have dedicated time to looking at what diversity looks like in their field. Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel sat down with both of them to discuss why the soil sciences field has historically had diversity difficulties. Dr. Karen Vaughan started on women's participation in the field.