Tufts scientists say soil, holding 80 percent of Earth’s carbon, releases increasing amounts of greenhouse gases as droughts trigger desiccation cracks in soils Peer-Reviewed Publication ...

Desiccation cracking in soils is a critical phenomenon affecting geotechnical stability and environmental sustainability across the globe. As soils, particularly clayey and expansive types, lose ...

Christopher J. E. Haggerty, Thomas L. Crisman, Jason R. Rohr, Effects of forestry-driven changes to groundcover and soil moisture on amphibian desiccation, dispersal, and survival, Ecological ...

This relentless tug of war loosened root systems forming air pockets and tearing root tissue. If you had plants which ...

Hotter, drier summers are leading to an increased risk of subsidence damage to UK properties and - with population centres in ...

Effective irrigation is arguably the most critical component of a successful drought management strategy. Water is indispensable for maintaining plant physiological function, especially under ...

Desiccation of tree foliage is a key factor in the spread of fires. However, during droughts, changes in the water content of forest canopies remain poorly understood. Scientists from INRAE and ...

Shared up-regulation and contrasting down-regulation of gene expression distinguish desiccation-tolerant from intolerant green algae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020 ...

Eggs of the mosquito Aedes aegypti survive desiccation by rewiring their polyamine and lipid metabolism. PLOS Biology, 2023; 21 (10): e3002342 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002342 ...