Regular readers of this column may remember a few months back I dug out a patch of my heavy clay garden and amended it with compost, homemade liquid seaweed fertiliser and topsoil in preparation for ...

Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from ...

Good soil is the starting point for a garden that grows well. It feeds your plants, holds water, and helps roots grow strong.

A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

Careful timing ensures crops can handle a little heat. But recently, sudden heat waves and long-lasting ones in already warm ...

Jackson’s issues with infrastructure may explain some of the capital city’s sinkholes, but research also revealed that the ...

"We often say Illinois’ greatest natural asset is its soil. That’s not just rhetoric — it’s reality. Our soil feeds families, ...

Illinois soil and water conservation districts were allocated just $4.5 million for their operations in the budget year that ...

As the last article in these series, I would like to introduce the 12th soil order, the vertisols. Vertisols are known as shrinking and swelling dark clay soils. The most common features of the ...

TEHRAN - Two large clay jars, possibly dating back to prehistoric times, have been discovered in Dehloran county of Ilam province, western Iran. The artifacts emerged following a roadside collapse ...

Soil health specialists sound the alarm on continuing soil erosion Despite repeated warnings from experts, soil continues to erode at an alarming pace. Soil health advocates say it's past time to ...

According to the Soil Atlas, over 40 per cent of East Africa’s soils are degraded, with Kenya losing 26 tonnes of soil per hectare annually due to erosion. Additionally, 40 percent of Kenya’s ...