FREEZE THAW CYCLES

May 31 2025ENVIRONMENT

How Cold Snaps Affect Soil Health

Soil is full of tiny helpers called enzymes. They play a big role in keeping soil healthy. These enzymes help turn nutrients into forms that plants can use. One type of enzyme, nitrogen-hydrolyzing enzymes, is super important for this job. They help with a key step in the process. So, what happens to these enzymes when the soil freezes and thaws? This is a big ques...

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Apr 08 2025SCIENCE

Antarctic Plants: How Warming and Freeze-Thaw Cycles Affect Their Survival

Antarctica is heating up. This is not good news for the plants that call it home. Two species, Deschampsia antarctica and Colobanthus quitensis, are facing big changes. Scientists wanted to see how these plants handle warmer temperatures and more freeze-thaw cycles. They conducted a lab experiment to find out. The experiment looked at two temperatures: 5°C and 15°C....

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