Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where these ...

How can technology help map the soil (better), and what role can soil scans and scanners play in this? What is possible?

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Wondering which old-school gardening tricks really work? Here are a dozen gardening hacks and pieces of passed-down advice that still hold true.

The tests may have been carried out with good intentions but the reality represented some significant oversights, gaffs, and ...

Peat is an unusual kind of soil that forms in rainy areas with poor drainage, so the earth becomes waterlogged. In the UK, ...

When spring arrives and the heating season comes to an end, keeping warm becomes less of an issue. However, scientists remind us that it is not just a seasonal necessity—heat is also a valuable energy ...

When spring arrives and the heating season comes to an end, keeping warm becomes less of an issue. However, scientists remind us that it is not just a seasonal necessity -- heat is also a valuable ...

New research reveals that PET-based glitter microplastics can actively influence biomineralization processes in marine ...

The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But ...