First-of-its-kind research shows how "ecoacoustics" can help scientists monitor the health of soils by using underground critter concerts.

The damage to soil-dwelling invertebrates is part of a bigger trend some scientists have dubbed “the bugpocalypse.” A study last year put the number at a 25% decrease in terrestrial bugs, ...

These soil invertebrates, aside from contributing to the overall health of the soil and environment, are also often beneficial for agriculture. They can decrease erosion, increase soil quality and ...

They’re dirt-dwelling invertebrates, but, in a sense, they’re the real backbone of Earth’s carbon cycle. Thousands of species of mites and springtails, living in soil all around the world ...

“It’s extremely concerning that 71% of cases show pesticides significantly harm soil invertebrates,” said Dr. Tara Cornelisse, an entomologist at the Center and co-author of the study. “Our results ...

While soil degradation is a natural process, roughly 75 percent of the world’s soils are considered degraded, according to estimates from the United Nations.Human activity including overfarming ...

City parks and gardens support a rich and diverse community of soil organisms including bacteria, fungi, protists and invertebrates, which often go unnoticed compared with eye-catching plants and ...

Researchers call for better monitoring of soil invertebrates after new research, collating 100 years of data, suggests significant and previously undetected declines in UK earthworm abundance ...

A below-ground sampling device and sound attenuation chamber were used to record soil invertebrate communities, which were also manually counted. "It's clear [that] ...