In this experiment, we're going to find out how quickly water drains through three different types of soil: one heavy with sand, a potting soil, and soil heavy with clay. We're joined by BASF employee ...

Researchers at Holden Arboretum have taken fungi from forest soil and sprinkling them around trees in nutrient-deficient city ...

Healthy soil is the heart of thriving gardens and homesteads. Knowing the complex makeup of soil and how to care for it, can ...

Free-riders: In a group setting, it is common for some students (especially weaker students and quiet or shy students) to step back and let the other group members do the work and contribute answers.

QINGDAO -- A rice crop experiment on saline soil has beaten expectations, laying the foundation for commercialization, according to Chinese scientists Thursday. Four types of rice registered an ...

A Brazilian researcher is working with Mexican farmers to test soils using biochar: a carbon-rich material showing promise in increasing water retention and fertility. Biochar is a porous, solid ...