The amount of moisture in soil – and the way this moisture is distributed – combined with wind patterns in the lowest few kilometres of the atmosphere can influence where thunderstorms begin and how ...

In the heart of the Marais Poitevin regional nature park, the second-largest wetland in France, a scientific team led by a ...

Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to ...

The Dust Bowl devastated Great Plains ecosystems by removing native grasses and collapsing soil stability. Wildlife declined ...

The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and ...

Warm, workable soil is key to a successful spring garden. Use these simple tests to know when conditions are right to plant ...

The action follows a report by HT that highlighted large-scale excavation in three villages under the Lucknow Development ...

When I ask people if they have ever eaten soil before, they tend to give me a strange look. But geophagy – the deliberate ...

Lynette Abbott continues her discussion on soil health by examining the effects of fertilisers on soil organisms ...

A new study reveals that seasonal freeze–thaw cycles can dramatically improve the ability of engineered biochar to trap toxic ...

A new study has developed an innovative biochar-based nanomaterial that can rapidly remove harmful herbicides from soil while ...

Your plants need nitrogen in order to thrive. Here are some simple ways to add it to your soil.