A study conducted by agronomists at Iowa State University found that the slurry left over from turning farm waste into fuel ...

Since the 1980s, scientists have known fine roots (< 2 mm) are critical to ecosystem carbon cycling, with research long ...

Dry soils in Mexico can spark extreme “hot droughts” hundreds of miles away, intensifying heat and dryness across the U.S.

Bioactive compounds in cannabis are significantly impacted by the chemical composition of the soil the plants are grown in, ...

Ecologists have long studied how biological communities assemble following disturbances, a process known as ecological ...

The global food system faces growing risks as modern farming practices undermine the resilience of the world's soils, ...

More than 90% of plastic waste ends up in the soil, where it breaks down into microplastics that are invisible to the naked ...

CHANDIGARH: A study conducted by Punjab Agricultural University revealed that the texture of soil and its profile have been ...

Dry soils in northern Mexico may trigger episodes of simultaneous drought and heatwave hundreds of miles away in the southwestern United States, such as Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, according to a ...

Modern farming habits boosting yields today may quietly strip soils of their resilience, threatening long-term fertility and ...

Using a resilience theory approach could help reveal practical solutions and clarify their potential trade-offs. New research ...

A collaboration between scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Greifswald in ...