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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 2d

PNAS highlights Johannes Lehmann’s pioneering soil science—from revealing the secrets of Amazonian dark earths to advancing biochar for fertility and climate solutions. His work is reshaping sustainable agriculture. Read the PNAS Profile: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you @PawseyCentre for showcasing our work! High-res soil carbon maps (27.6 Gt) powered by supercomputing & ML guide Australia’s climate action & sustainable land management. 🧪🔬🌏 #SoilScience #ClimateChange @lewis-walden.bsky.social @williamzhope.bsky.social @ravr19.bsky.social

Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre @pawseycentre.bsky.social · Sep 9

Case study: Modelling Australia’s Carbon Treasure

Researchers have produced the first high-res map of Australia's soil organic carbon stores, a vital resource in climate change management.

Research by @ravr19.bsky.social and @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social

Read more 🔗: pawsey.org.au/case_studies...

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Jul 29

Sadichhya Adhikari from the @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social presented part of her research on soil organic carbon and clay mineralogy at the 2nd Global Conference on Sandy Soils (sandysoils.org), Perth July 21–24, 2025.

🧪🌏🌱🔬 #SoilScience #Soil

Read more about it here: www.linkedin.com/posts/curtin...

We are proud to share that Curtin PhD student—Sadichhya Adhikari from the Soil & Landscape Science Lab—has successfully presented part of her research at the 2nd Global Conference on Sandy Soils… ...

We are proud to share that Curtin PhD student—Sadichhya Adhikari from the Soil & Landscape Science Lab—has successfully presented part of her research at the 2nd Global Conference on Sandy Soils, "Shi...

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BioMassSpec @realbiomassspec.bsky.social · Jul 23

Erosion-Driven Vertical Decoupling: Molecular Signatures of Dissolved Organic Matter and Microbial Coevolution in Subsoil Hotspots #EST #MassSpec pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Erosion-Driven Vertical Decoupling: Molecular Signatures of Dissolved Organic Matter and Microbial Coevolution in Subsoil Hotspots

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) is crucial to agricultural biogeochemical cycles, yet its molecule characteristics and interactions with microbial communities in eroding landscapes─particularly subsoil...

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Lindo Lab @lindolab.bsky.social · Jul 22

Student travel awards are available for the 4th Global Soil Biodiversity Conference #GSB2026 in Victoria BC. Don't wait -submit your abstract and apply! @thegsbi.bsky.social More information can be found on the GSBI webpages (www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org) #soilbiodiversity #soil #biodiversity #YYJ

Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative

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EGU Soil System Sciences Division @egu-sss.bsky.social · Jul 22

🌱 Meet the SSS ECS Team! 🌍
We’re excited to introduce the ECS Team of the EGU SSS Division!
They’re shaping the future of soil science through research, community building & outreach.
👉 Learn more in our first blog post!
🔗 blogs.egu.eu/divisions/sss/
#SoilScience #EGU_SSS #ECS #ScienceCommunity

Soil System Sciences

A blog hosted by the European Geosciences Union

blogs.egu.eu

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · Jul 22

✨ Paper spotlight ✨

Microbial drivers of root plasticity
doi.org/10.1111/nph....

(🧵 1/6) Plant roots have evolved mechanisms to adjust their development within the highly heterogeneous soil matrix, integrating local environmental conditions into their endogenous developmental programs.

Fig. 1 Schematic representation of plant–microbe interactions and microbial metabolism that influence root development and nutrient uptake.

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Jun 3

interesting- we would be interested in testing the device in our Western Australian soils and we'd also like to look at the data produced by the sensor. Would this be possible?

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Jun 3

looks super interesting but the page is missing. could you please re-post the link?

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Our ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · May 26

Open letter: The ANU executive is planning a new round of unnecessary and damaging cuts and forced redundancies. We are asking staff to sign this open letter calling on the executive to cancel planned CMPs and to be transparent about ANU’s finances.

ANU colleagues please sign and share widely.

Open letter: Staff call on the ANU executive to stop these unnecessary cuts

Fact sheet on 'Renew ANU so far': https://shorturl.at/iYVjc Open Letter PDF for print with QR codes to sign: https://shorturl.at/5KYs3 __________________________________________________ Letter to AN...

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · May 26

Despite some misinformation in recent headlines, the long-term trend is still downward for land ice in #Antarctica and #Greenland...

My visualization can also be downloaded at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... It was just updated for data through February 2025.

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Lewis Walden @lewis-walden.bsky.social · May 23

📣 Excited to share our new study in @geoderma.bsky.social with @ravr19.bsky.social

📄 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · May 23

📣 New study by the #SLSL integrates mid-IR & thermal ramp to identify plant-derived compounds & biochar in soil. Links spectral & thermal signatures to quantify SOC composition.
🌍🧪🌱 @lewis-walden.bsky.social & @ravr19.bsky.social ‬

📣 Read about it here:
authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

ScienceDirect.com | Science, health and medical journals, full text articles and books.

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Nathan Wells @nathan-j-wells.bsky.social · May 17

Had the fantastic opportunity to present some of my PhD research at EGU25 in Vienna. Learnt so much and met some amazing researchers!

The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Apr 29

Nathan Wells shares his PhD research at #EGU2025, linking Australian native plant diversity to enhanced soil carbon storage. Vital insights for landscape #restoration! 🌱🧪🌏 #SLSL #CurtinUniversity #Soilscience #Soil

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Apr 29

Andrea Bravo-Escobar presents innovative research at #EGU2025, advancing methods to measure microbial biomass. Key to unlocking soil carbon dynamics and enhancing climate models! 🌱🧪🌏 #SLSL #CurtinUniversity #SoilScience #Soil #HealingCountry

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Apr 29

Nathan Wells shares his PhD research at #EGU2025, linking Australian native plant diversity to enhanced soil carbon storage. Vital insights for landscape #restoration! 🌱🧪🌏 #SLSL #CurtinUniversity #Soilscience #Soil

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Apr 29

🌱 SLSL’s Nathan Wells & Andrea Bravo-Escobar shine at #EGU2025! Presenting their research on soil carbon + native plant diversity and a new, practical method to measure soil microbial carbon. Boosting soil health for a sustainable future! 🌍 #SoilScience #ClimateSolutions

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Rose Marks @roseamarks.bsky.social · Apr 9

our perspective on desiccation tolerance research is out in
@naturecomms.bsky.social. with nearly forty authors from around the world spanning diverse career stages and disciplines, this work represents a shared vision for the field. let us know what you think!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Life on the dry side: a roadmap to understanding desiccation tolerance and accelerating translational applications - Nature Communications

Desiccation tolerance is an extreme adaptation to water limitation. Here the authors envisage a roadmap to advance desiccation tolerance research, highlight key knowledge gaps, call for standardizatio...

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Raphael Viscarra Rossel @ravr19.bsky.social · Apr 9

We apply a multiscale framework to quantify SOC in Australia’s rangelands, showing how veg, clim, mineralogy, & plant diversity influence SOC variation in surface and sub-surface layers—providing an evidence base to guide land management, biodiversity conservation, and C sequestration.

The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢 New research identifies the main environmental drivers of soil organic carbon in Australia’s rangelands—an extensive and ecologically significant part of the continent.

@williamzhope.bsky.social @LewisWalden @ravr19.bsky.social

🧪🌱🌏 #Soil #SoilScience

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Environmental drivers of soil organic carbon in the Australian rangelands

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is vital for maintaining healthy ecosystems and providing benefits beyond climate change mitigation. The Australian rangelan…

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Science Magazine @science.org · Apr 9

Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1

NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University

Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million

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The Soil & Landscape Science Lab @slsl-curtinuni.bsky.social · Apr 9

📢 New research identifies the main environmental drivers of soil organic carbon in Australia’s rangelands—an extensive and ecologically significant part of the continent.

@williamzhope.bsky.social @LewisWalden @ravr19.bsky.social

🧪🌱🌏 #Soil #SoilScience

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Environmental drivers of soil organic carbon in the Australian rangelands

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is vital for maintaining healthy ecosystems and providing benefits beyond climate change mitigation. The Australian rangelan…

www.sciencedirect.com

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The Keeling Curve @keelingcurve.bsky.social · Mar 30

426.62 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 29-Mar-2025 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

The Keeling Curve

The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

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Nature @nature.com · Mar 28

Advice to ‘eat your fruits and veggies’ is sound

https://go.nature.com/43qUeyQ

The best foods for healthy ageing ― and the worst

Study of more than 100,000 people supports your parents’ advice: eat your veggies.

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HoliSoils Project @holisoils.bsky.social · Mar 28

📢 In the framework of #HoliSoils, ISRIC has released 100 m resolution #soil property maps to support #ForestManagement and policy development across Europe 🌱🌍🌲

Have a look at this blog post by @niels-batjes.bsky.social to learn more about how the maps were developed 👉 holisoils.eu/soil-propert...

Niels Batjes @niels-batjes.bsky.social · Mar 27

Soil property maps for Europe at 100 m resolution released by ISRIC - World Soil Information in the framework of the EU HoliSoils project to inform forest management and policies.
holisoils.eu/soil-propert...
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#soilscience #soilhealth #soilmapping #forestsoil

Soil property maps for Europe at 100 m resolution will inform forest management and policies - HoliSoils

Forest soils provide important ecosystem services, such as biodiversity support, nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, water regulation and erosion control.

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Pauline Grierson @pfgblue.bsky.social · Mar 29

Just out - incredibly important analysis led by Dr Chiara Holgate with @raindrop-herder.bsky.social @climatenerilie.bsky.social and a very large impressive team on causes of Australian droughts. A timely read in SA and WA for sure...

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Physical mechanisms of meteorological drought development, intensification and termination: an Australian review - Communications Earth & Environment

Australia experiences meteorological droughts due to insufficient moisture transport and heavy precipitation, which are influenced by climate variability and land processes, and are expected to become...

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