For agronomic, environmental, and economic reasons, the need for spatialized information
about agricultural practices is expected to rapidly increase. In this context, we reviewed the …

Global change is impacting forests worldwide, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem
services including climate regulation. Understanding how forests respond is critical to forest …

Stabilizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from croplands as agricultural demand grows
is a critical component of climate change mitigation,,. Emissions intensity metrics—including …

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems.
However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them …

This is the first large-scale, systematic assessment of hormone and pharmaceutical
occurrence in groundwater used for drinking across the United States. Samples from 1091 …

Soil organic matter can release carbon dioxide to the atmosphere as the climate warms.
Organic matter sorbed to reactive (iron-and aluminium-bearing) soil minerals is an important …

Rice (Oryza sativa) is one of the world's most important food crops, and is comprised largely
of japonica and indica subspecies. Here, we reconstruct the history of rice dispersal in Asia …

Maximizing food production for feeding a rapidly growing human population while
minimizing critical resource use and soil quality degradation is a major challenge for global …

Arsenic-contaminated aquifers are currently estimated to affect~ 150 million people around
the world. However, the full extent of the problem remains elusive. This is also the case in …

Background Understanding the global limits of transmission of soil-transmitted helminth
(STH) species is essential for quantifying the population at-risk and the burden of disease …