Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific ...

Study in the International Journal of Astrobiology tests how water bears survive in simulated Mars soil, revealing how regolith may limit Earth microbes and what it means for planetary protection and ...

Biodegradable mulch films are widely promoted as a sustainable alternative to conventional agricultural plastics, yet their ...

A discovery nearly 15 years in the making could have far-reaching consequences for global food security in our warming world. A multinational team of researchers published their findings in October ...

Atmospheric rivers carry unfathomable amounts of water across the sky, bringing moisture to drought-stricken regions like the ...

AMES, Iowa – Poorly drained agricultural soils emit enough of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide that the resulting climate change effects could far exceed the benefits of using the same soils as a ...

TONAWANDA, N.Y. — Scientists from the Tonawanda Coke Soil Study hosted a community meeting Thursday evening to share the final results of the research with the public. Researchers investigated soil ...

Oklahoma Conservation Commission Soil Scientist Greg Scott holds healthy soil that absorbed two inches of simulated rainfall, during the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources ...

An ancient soil amendment—biochar—could be a promising tool for future soil health enhancement and maintenance, according to a study by the Texas A&M Department of Horticultural Sciences. Amit Dhingra ...

Curious eyes have been scanning how Cliff Linder and some other Stark County farmers have been taking care of their soil. A five-year study called Stark Sustainable Soils Initiative is a project of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scientists from the Tonawanda Coke Soil Study hosted a community meeting on Feb. 24 to share the final results of the research with the public. Researchers investigated soil pollution ...