Little hands wriggle with worms in chocolate-colored soil. Gleeful cries fill the air. Smiles and eyes sparkle. Excitement bubbles up as three-year old and four-year old children are quick to feel and ...

Tiny soil animals survive harsh desert conditions, revealing hidden life and climate driven survival strategies underground.

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 ...

AS PROMISED LAST week, today we will discuss why organic matter “is the miracle drug of gardening.” The lack of sufficient organic material is no laughing matter when it comes to your soil’s tilth and ...

Jake M. Robinson is affiliated with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Resilience Frontiers think tank. He receives funding from the National Environmental Science ...

Think of your indoor and outdoor plants a little bit like Goldilocks: They need a just-right potting mix or soil to help them really thrive. And although the words “potting mix” and “potting soil” are ...