Soil erosion from rain and wind produces water quality issues in streams, rivers and lakes, degrades soil quality, and affects human health. Now an environmentally-friendly solution called WoodStraw, ...

Forces of nature like wind, rain, and ice can all cause soil erosion. In this experiment, you’ll see how these natural patterns weather your soil landscape in different ways. In each container, pour ...

Want to see erosion in action? This experiment uses soil, mulch, and grass to effectively demonstrate the need for erosion control. Follow along and discover how to get started! What is erosion ...

Healthy soil is important for strong plant growth. Events like rainstorms can cause runoff that washes away many of the nutrients in the soil. Some soil environments are more likely to experience ...

Once a raging forest fire is quelled, the next worry is erosion of the landscape. With vegetation destroyed, rain easily washes away the soil, causing large flows of debris and landslides. Erosion ...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Raindrops can wreak havoc on Earth. They just do it on a microscopic scale. At that scale, raindrops hitting bare ground have nearly the force of a hammer hitting a mound of dirt. What ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Gather your supplies! This episode is about erosion and weathering. We will use sand and rocks to simulate what happens after a river flood. Water is powerful, it can grind down ...

Sea otters eat more than just urchins. They also eat crabs which, in California’s Elkhorn Slough estuary, were shown to contribute to the slowing of bank erosion by 69%. Researchers at the Nicholas ...

Malawi's increasingly unpredictable rainfall and higher than usual temperatures are causing problems for smallholder farmers. Soil erosion has increased, causing soil fertility and water availability ...