From the flamboyant blossoms and birds of rainforests to the living rainbows of coral reefs, Earth’s surface is teeming with life. But some of its most diverse and fascinating biomes are thriving in ...

Within TNO, the Geological Survey of the Netherlands is organised as a knowledge centre of the subsurface. With ...

The two most important processes that currently cause subsidence in the shallow subsurface are the compression of clay and the oxidation of peat. On their turn, these are largely caused by groundwater ...

More information: S. Emil Ruff, A global comparison of surface and subsurface microbiomes reveals large scale biodiversity gradients, and a marine-terrestrial divide, Science Advances (2024). DOI ...

"The two methods we used in the study revealed a detailed subsurface profile of the region," Weller said. The clay soil of the landscape is frequently studied geochemically due to its economic ...