Organic agriculture is an increasingly popular management approach, embraced by growers and consumers alike for its potential ...

Scientists studying the body size and growth patterns of non-native earthworms in the UP say they are disrupting forest ...

In a new study published in Global Change Biology, Prof. Zhang Yuanming's team from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and ...

Soil microbes benefit plants by helping with nutrient uptake and disease resistance. Modulating these communities of bacteria ...

A new study comparing 46 field experiments in 17 countries across four continents clearly spells it out: areas in need of nature restoration benefit from soil transplantation. The global results were ...

Climate change is affecting the health of agricultural soils. Increased heat and drought make life easy for the pathogenic fungus Pythium ultimum. As an international team of researchers has shown, ...

At the microscopic level, soil from Germany’s Black Forest is a fantastical realm—one that’s mirrored in wooded ecosystems worldwide. The newfound species seen here is one of about 1,300 known types ...

Beyond the disruption to Ukraine's food exports, the war is jeopardizing the country's long-term ability to remain the ...