How the secret world of soil microbes helps keep carbon in the ground - EurekAlert

image: Kristen DeAngelisview more  Credit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. – The largest terrestrial carbon sink on earth is the planet’s soil. One of the fears that many scientists have is that a war… [+3785 chars] The largest terrestrial carbon sink on earth is the planet?s soil. One of the fears that many scientists have is that a warming planet will liberate significant portions of the soil?s carbon, turning it into carbon dioxide (CO2) gas, and so further accelerate? Read More