A Ph.D. student at the University of Sydney has produced the first comprehensive classification system and map of Martian soils, creating a new framework that could help scientists compare landscapes ...

Soils have a natural characteristic called the cation exchange capacity (CEC) that allows them to hold (and exchange) cations (e.g., Ca+2 or Na+). These cations are held tight enough on the CEC that ...

Planetary researchers at the University of Sydney have proposed a new way to classify the soils of Mars, along with a new word for them: areth (the name comes from Ares, the Greek name for Mars).

How can Martian soil (aka regolith) be examined to know its composition for potentially growing future food in it? This is what a recent study published in | Space ...

Soils affected by salts can be described in two ways: by salinity classification or by potential crop response (Figure 1). Salinity classifications are based on the total accumulation of salts in the ...

Nowadays, earthwork volume calculations can be performed by acquiring point clouds via drones or laser scanners and ...

A new architecture-diverse TabNet ensemble classifies seven crop types from harmonized multi-source soil data with 90.5 percent accuracy, outperforming XGBoost and single optimized models.

Researchers developed a device that can separate microorganisms in a soil sample by size without damaging them, enabling ...