2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 21 May 2026
Assessing the Impact of Spaceflight and Shielding Nature of Materials on Agricultural Soil Microorganisms
Sounding rocket launches allow short-term exposure of space conditions, enabling hypothesis testing of the impacts of spaceflight on microorganisms as well as aerospace materials....
2026 Astrobiology Science Conference | 19 May 2026
A digital-twin framework for regolith-based space agriculture
Long-term human missions to the Moon and Mars will require reliable ways to grow food as part of closed life-support systems. While recent experiments have shown that plants...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences VOL.131 ISSUE 5 | 12 May 2026
Effects of Wildfire on Soil Hydraulic Properties in the Western Oregon Cascades
Cedric Pimont + Evan Thaler + Brian A Ebel ...
Wildfires can substantially impact the hydrology of forested watersheds, increasing the risk of hydrologic hazards such as flash floods and debris flows. Soil hydraulic properties...
Water Resources Research VOL.62 ISSUE 5 | 8 May 2026
Reactions in Unsaturated Soils: On the Dynamic Role of Heterogeneity‐Controlled Mixing
Christopher Vincent Henri + Efstathios Diamantopoulos
Soils are complex systems where different physical, chemical and biological processes occurring simultaneously and interact in a non‐linear way. Additionally, the high degree...
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences VOL.131 ISSUE 5 | 15 May 2026
Evaluating Soil Carbon Models for Sub‐Saharan Africa: Revealing Knowledge Gaps in Subtropical and Tropical Soil Biogeochemistry
Sophie von Fromm + Admore Mureva + Christopher Anuo ...
Process‐based soil carbon (C) models are increasingly used to project regional and global C cycle responses to climate change. However, the development and evaluation of these...