As Apollo astronauts trundled and trod awkwardly across the desolate lunar landscape, an insidious menace scuffed up their spacesuits. Moondust. Fine as talcum powder, sharp as glass and seemingly ...

When a North Dakota farmer stopped plowing and spraying his land, most people thought he was crazy. But within years, the ...

WWF combats soil erosion and degradation by promoting sustainable farming, forest protection, and ecosystem restoration ...

In a quiet corner of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, a construction project is drawing global attention—not for its size or cost, ...

Earth’s oldest soil could be tucked away in an ancient rock outcrop in Greenland, according to new research. Dating back some 3.7 billion years, the suspected soil—exposed underneath a retreating ice ...

With only 7.5% of Earth's surface covered in fertile, agricultural soil, it's critically important to maintain the soil to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Soil conservation used to be something that only farmers worried about.

You know it's hot out there when even the soil is hyperventilating. According to a new study published yesterday (Aug. 1) in the journal Nature, there's about twice as much carbon dioxide (CO2) stored ...

Minimize driving over the soil as a compacted soil remedy to support healthy soil structure by allowing the soil to breathe, drink, and move nutrients around. Healthy soils are much more than dirt! In ...

When I was in college many years ago, in my first agronomy class, my professor would quickly correct anyone who said dirt. Dirt is what is under your fingernails or your bed. Soil – the part of our ...

Growing plants—especially edible plants—in space has a long history. But those plants have been grown in various non-soil-based media, from hydroponic systems to clay-based formulas. That’s set to ...