There's no denying that James Sanderson found connected bones in a layer of prehistoric soil more 50 million years old.

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New ways to measure thawing permafrost could help us understand its potential impacts on infrastructure, military outposts, ...

Lavender needs bright sunlight, dry soil, great drainage, and alkaline soil. But with a bit of thought and special care, you ...

This satisfying ASMR video captures the step by step cleaning of a rug as stubborn soil and mud are washed away. Foam and ...

It's soil that slips through your fingers—loose, dry and stubbornly unproductive. Stretching across large parts of South ...

Before stowing your gardening gloves, discover how mulching in fall can benefit the soil and help plants better handle winter ...

With only 7.5% of Earth's surface covered in fertile, agricultural soil, it's critically important to maintain the soil to ...

Much of the compaction that is caused by a load occurs on the first pass that occurs when a load is driven over an area.

Plants could be suffocated by heavy rain if gardeners don’t take precautions as one expert warned it’s not as harmless as ...

Leaf litter provides a crucial habitat for overwintering insects like butterflies and bumblebees. A thick layer of leaves can ...