Seventy percent of soils in Europe are contaminated with pesticides. A Europe-wide study co-led by researchers of the ...

Before plants evolved, vegetative life consisted of primitive green algae living in the sea. Like plants, these algae survived by performing photosynthesis, turning sunlight into energy. However, ...

Organizations extract from depleted people while measuring outcomes, not the social soil quality beneath. In a conversation ...

With a synchronized tap from run-of-the-mill hammers on metal plates resting on the ground, researchers kneeling in nine fields across four continents believe they’ve hit upon more than just the earth ...

When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

Across the world, fields and gardens are turning into lifeless crusts that repel water and resist roots. Yet the most ...

Scientists have discovered that perchlorate, a chemical previously thought harmful to Martian life, can actually strengthen bacteria-made "space bricks." Researchers found that under specific ...

When people think about agricultural pollution, they often picture what is easy to see: fertilizer spreaders crossing fields or muddy runoff after a heavy storm. However, a much more significant ...

This simple job is best done in February ...

Locust swarms can wipe out crops across entire regions, threatening food supplies and livelihoods. Now, scientists working ...

I’m not a fan of using holes in soil to feed plants. It’s better to apply fertilizers across the surface of the soil and then ...