At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How this happened is one of humankind's greatest mysteries. Today, scientists work ...

Where Did the Organic Matter on Mars Come From? Biology may not be required to explain the chemicals we see in Martian rocks and meteorites. Dirk Schulze-Makuch. November 6, 2018.

Molecular composition of organic matter controls methylmercury formation in boreal lakes. Nature Communications , 2017; 8: 14255 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms14255 Cite This Page : ...

The findings, published in Soil Biology and Biochemistry, offer a fresh perspective on how soil carbon stability is shaped by land use, climate, and soil chemistry. Soil organic matter (SOM ...

Sandra Brown, Ariel E. Lugo, The Storage and Production of Organic Matter in Tropical Forests and Their Role in the Global Carbon Cycle, Biotropica, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Sep., 1982), pp. 161-187. ... The ...