Posted on September 1, 2021September 2, 2021What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of August 31, 2021 . Tue, 31 Aug 2021Measuring electric current in soil could provide answers on soil health Development may lead to a real-time test for farmers to determine soil productivity U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Washington State University have developed a way to assess soil health by measuring the electric current produced by its microbes. The team used a probe originally developed to measure … Continue Reading Tue, 31 Aug 2021Metabolism changes with age, but not when people might think Researchers measured life’s metabolic highs and lows, from birth to old age Most people remember a time when they could eat anything they wanted and not gain weight. But a study published in the journal Science and funded in part by the … Continue Reading For more National Science Foundation news, visit news site. .