A Caltech-led study published in Nature Microbiology found that drought conditions increase the abundance of ...

The 145 soil samples were obtained from citrus orchards (26), vineyards (29), and vegetable gardens (90) and range in crop types, 48 of which were from leafy vegetables, 4 from brassicas, 9 from ...

Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to ...

A new study reveals that seasonal freeze–thaw cycles can dramatically improve the ability of engineered biochar to trap toxic ...

Healthy soil acts like a sponge, but new research shows farming practices can damage its ability to store water and protect ...

The planet’s northern forests hold enormous amounts of carbon in spruce, pine, and thick, needle-rich soils. But a major new ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Teams fighting the raging wildfires that sweep through California are trained for potentially deadly risks. But now, researchers at Stanford's Doerr School of Sustainability ...

A new study links soil dryness to rising antibiotic resistance, suggesting that increasing global aridity may intensify the superbug crisis and influence hospital resistance rates worldwide.