Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

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In nature, plants and decaying plant material blanket the ground. Nature desires to be covered, shaded, cooled, and protected ...

"Be glad they aren't in your budget." Parent met with warnings after sharing plans to implement concerning feature in ...

This study investigated the pedogenesis of Fe-rich Oxisols from various parent materials and evaluated the lithogenetic influence on magnetic susceptibility and trace elements contents. Soil samples ...

Potting mixes will not contain the word “soil” — in fact, they’ll usually specifically say that they’re “soil-less,” so if soil is in the name, it’s garden or potting soil.

From rocks come soils. All soils were once part of rock, but with time and various physical and chemical processes of weathering, rock becomes unconsolidated into loose rock particles. It is from ...

Erosion is a geological process in which surface materials like soil, soil parent material, and rock are worn away and transported to new locations. Carbon elements are widely found in the Earth ...

We propose that contrasting assembly forces impact microbial structure and potential function in an incipient landscape; in situ landscape characteristics (here homogenous parent material) drive ...

Rubber mulch is a popular choice for children's playgrounds, but many parents are unaware of its potential dangers. One parent who recently reached out on Reddit for advice on where to buy the mulch ...

Our Soil Studies series aims to uncover the connection between major soil types found in viticulture, the vines that grow there, and the wines that they create. Rather than debating whether terroir ...

Soil is the thin layer of material covering the earth’s surface and is formed from the weathering of rocks. It is made up mainly of mineral particles, organic materials, air, water and living ...