This device, called a LI-COR LI‐8100A, allowed the researchers to measure soil temperature, moisture, and carbon release at the various sites across Massachusetts. This one is pictured at a forest ...

At the Met Office, we use thermometers and a range of specialist techniques tailored to the purpose of the measurement. These instruments are carefully calibrated, checked and maintained to ensure ...

Dirt. For millennia, the dark, rich soil underlying farms and gardens worldwide has been central to human survival. It’s also a lot more complex than it looks. Within every clump of soil lies an ...

Researchers have developed a way to assess soil health by measuring the electric current produced by its tiniest microbes. They used a probe originally developed to measure the electrochemical signal ...