Place a cup of soil into a jar, top it off with water, and shake vigorously. Allowing the mixture to settle entirely, you’ll ...

Your yard’s soil affects more than just the plants you select at the nursery. Just as your home sits on its foundation, the foundation sits on the soil. Any shifts in the soil can impact the structure ...

Wildfires may be releasing more planet-warming carbon dioxide and toxic chemicals than previously anticipated — by changing the composition of the soil systems that they burn, a new study has found.

The shapes of desiccation cracks are often roughly polygonal, forming patterns that can look almost geometric. The exact size ...

A cutting-edge machine learning model has been developed to predict soil organic carbon (SOC) levels, a critical factor for soil health and crop productivity. The innovative approach utilizes ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Aims A century of atmospheric deposition of sulfur and nitrogen has acidified soils and undermined the health and recruitment of foundational ...

Though a founding concept of ecology suggests that the physical environment determines where organisms can survive, modern scientists have suspected there is more to the story of how microbial ...

The foundation of any happy garden is the soil. In fact, some might argue that a gardener’s job isn’t to grow plants but to cultivate healthy soil. In our desert, we are lucky to have plenty of ...