A recently developed interdisciplinary project called Place-Based Soil Data Interpretation and Research in Texas (PBS-DIRT), funded by a $395,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is ...

The world is interconnected, and what happens at lower levels eventually makes its way to the top. Scientists sound alarm ...

The news last week that three people in Sydney were hospitalized with botulism after receiving botox injections has raised ...

There could be new hope for people afflicted with the skin-discoloring disease, vitiligo. A new treatment reportedly works ...

"That stuff is garbage and a pain." Gardener receives urgent warning after considering common landscaping tactic: '[It] ...

A number of readers have inquired as to the status of garden soil or landscaped ground following a fire.

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...

Nitrogen is often the most limiting nutrient in growing plants. When deficient, plant yields and quality are reduced. However ...

Astrobiologists in Germany are developing a new testing device that could help tease dormant alien microbes into revealing ...

Eukaryotic microorganisms, or protists, are essential ecological agents that populate various environments like aquatic and ...

A recent study from the University of Illinois shows that gene-edited bacteria can supply the equivalent of 35 pounds of nitrogen from the air during early corn growth, which may ...

Too wet for planting? Let’s talk cover crops. Is it just me, or does it seem like we’re living in the middle of a wetland? It has been common this spring to see farmers skirting around ...