Spring’s first warm days seduce even the most disciplined gardeners. The soil softens, the sun shines brighter, and seeds in their packets practically beg to be planted. It’s tempting to push ahead, ...

In this situation, manure is often seen as a problem that must be removed as quickly as possible. But what if this perception could change? At Kohshin Engineering in Japan, we work with poultry farms ...

According to the EPA’s WaterSense program, roughly half of all outdoor water use is wasted through overwatering, evaporation, and misdirected irrigation. That’s not a distant policy problem; that’s ...

No green thumb required. Whether you’re repotting a succulent on your balcony, weeding a flower bed, or planting cherry tomatoes, gardening can feel grounding and relaxing. It also happens to be one ...

For six decades — from a desert kibbutz to California’s Central Valley — I have had the exciting good fortune to watch drip irrigation change how fruit and nut growers all over the world think about ...

Investigating microplastics in agriculture reveals their effects on soil microbes and viruses, crucial for developing strategies for ecosystem restoration.

B vitamins are like an eight-strong girl band (made up of thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, pyridoxine, biotin, folate and cobalamin) who each have their own role but are basically ...

Spring cleanup feels productive, but some of your neatest habits quietly sabotage next year’s lawn. When you rake too early, scalp the grass, strip away every leaf, or drench the yard in fertilizer, ...

Two recent studies published in Scientific Reports explored how plants and microbes might survive in soils that mimic those found on the Moon and Mars. The results show that life may be able to grow ...

Brazilian researchers have developed an index that can measure the health of mangrove soils at different stages. When applied to degraded, restored, and preserved areas, the index revealed that ...

Environmental inspectors in Indonesia say they’re continuing to monitor compliance by mining and other companies on the island of Sumatra amid ongoing public outcry three months after Cyclone Senyar ...