Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) accordingly.

An unknown group of microbes is thriving in Earth's deep soil and they’re quietly helping to clean the water that becomes our ...

Nearly 17% of the world’s croplands are contaminated with “heavy metals”, according to a new study in Science. These ...

The Caatinga is the only biome found exclusively in Brazil and is home to the largest contiguous area of seasonally dry ...

Throughout the Yangtze River Delta, a region in southern China famed for its widespread rice production, farmers grow belts ...

The estimate of 5.5 million species of insects is interesting. What’s even more remarkable is that because scientists have ...

A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture in the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle ... “By explaining all the contributing factors to this ...

While you may eat vegetables and fruits thinking they are rich in essential proteins, vitamins and minerals, they might be lacking all or ... for the soil than growing other types of water ...

And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is capturing ... "I want to learn how to do all kinds of stuff. We live in a crazy world." She paused, laughed and shrugged.

And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is capturing ... "I want to learn how to do all kinds of stuff. We live in a crazy world." She paused, laughed and shrugged.