Bacteria that grow optimally in a pH range of near neutral (neutralophiles) require robust mechanisms for cytoplasmic pH homeostasis in order to survive, and in some cases grow, during exposure to ...

Soil pH or soil reaction is an indication of the acidity or alkalinity of soil and is measured in pH units. Soil pH is defined as the negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration. The pH scale ...

However, water comes from different sources, like tap water or river water. These water samples have other substances dissolved in them. They might show up as slightly acidic or slightly alkaline ...

Soil pH is a measure of soil acidity or alkalinity. On the pH scale, a value of 7.0 is neutral, pH values less than 7.0 are acidic, and pH values greater than 7.0 are alkaline. Homeowners and ...

Get savvy about soil pH! Learn how to raise pH in soil and how to decrease soil pH to produce the healthiest crops and the highest yields. To ensure your garden crops make the most of the rich, ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American I remember learning about acids and bases (or ...

There’s a time for tongue-puckering lambics and Berliner Weisses, but most beer drinkers want something a little more balanced for day-to-day sipping. Thanks to the pH scale that Tuesday’s Google ...

Scientists at Yale and in Singapore have devised what may be the ultimate acid test — a comprehensive model for estimating the origins of Earth’s habitability, based in part on ocean acidity. The new ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...