Choosing the right crop starts with understanding the soil. A pilot assessment in Zambia has shown how soil conditions can dramatically influence crop performance, highlighting the value of soil ...

An enigmatic feature of frozen soils can be explained in part by non-Newtonian fluid physics. Enter the Oobleck.

A parsimonious ecosystem model constrained by data from NASA’s Soil Moisture Active and Passive mission generates a global ...

New digital tool combines soil, climate and landscape data to improve yields, strengthen resilience and support smarter ...

One of the largest carbon stockpiles on Earth can still be found in a huge band of forest that runs around the northern hemisphere, despite some areas of Canada and Siberia having become increasingly ...

A powerful El Niño is building at a dangerous moment for global food security. It is arriving as the world is already facing ...

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with ecologist Justin Stewart about mapping the complex network of fungi connecting the Earth's plants.

A farmer operates a tractor to plow a black soil soybean field in Heilongjiang province on May 28. LIN JINCHUN/XINHUA The protection of black soil, renowned for its fertility, has been significantly ...

NEW DELHI: A Tamil Nadu farmer who once lost Rs 200 on every coconut tree he grew, has transformed his 11 hectare holding into a Rs 2.5-3 lakh per acre enterprise through multi-crop, tree-based ...

Imagine walking into a double-brick house on a scorching 40°C summer day – it feels cool almost straight away. Now imagine stepping into a corrugated tin shed – it feels like an oven. The difference ...

Soil is one of our most precious resources. Ecoacoustics, or the study of environmental sounds, has been around for a century, but it has only recently been applied to understanding soils. This ...