A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

Most people don’t think about it until it becomes a necessity or a problem, but dirt and soil are important parts of all of ...

Planted forests in China hold more viable buried seeds than natural forests. Soil nitrogen boosts seed density in plantations.

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Here’s what you should know about recycling your morning cup—plus, if you should really be using coffee grounds for plants.

Ground slumping in yedoma permafrost after a wildfire, in the interior of Alaska. Yedoma permafrost generally contains large ...

Sydney’s recycled rubber track innovation cushions load, protects ballast, and promises millions in maintenance savings.

There’s more to dirt than just “sand” or “clay.” Soil taxonomy breaks down the layers, types, and quirks of the ground ...

The Schafbreite site, located within the western German town of Delbrück, has been settled since the first century A.D. The ...

Conventional mulch films are often plastic-based or made from non-renewable and toxic materials. In a recent Research article, a team from China introduced a novel biodegradable liquid mulch film ...

Climate and weather can also vary across the farm. A sunny day can shift to rain and thunderstorms a few miles up or down the road. “The weather in Missouri can change multiple times a day even,” Ryan ...

Troy said that geology plays a big part of why flash floods can turn so deadly.