March is when gardeners' fingers start to really twitch. The sun's warmth and patches of bare earth make us yearn for the ...

By 2050, the world’s population will reach around 10 billion, and feeding everyone will be a major challenge. Drylands cover nearly half of the global land ...

Biological soil crust organisms found to play an active role in the development of soil structures and the allocation of water and nutrients. Deserts creep outward in various directions across the ...

A new study reports that specially engineered biochar can significantly improve compost quality by reducing nitrogen loss and accelerating the formation of stable humic substances. The findings offer ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed an innovative method to turn mine tailings into healthy soil. “We have basically taken engineering solutions into the context of natural soil ...