Building soil health is one of the highest priorities for improving the overall environment, but cropland is not good for soil health. Importantly, according to the World Bank, 83 percent of existing ...

The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...

Crops don't generally thrive in desert-like ground, but 1000 years ago farmers in Israel utilised refuse such as ash and ...

CHENNAI: In a pioneering study conducted by researchers at the Advanced Institute of Wildlife Conservation (AIWC), the ...

A project from Mass Audubon pays farmers to change their mowing schedules to encourage grassland birds to nest and raise their young.

Ecosystem engineers are plants or animals that create, modify or maintain habitats. As Joshua Larsen, an associate professor at the University of Birmingham, explains, beavers are a perfect example of ...

Even botanists can be surprised at the sheer variety of a houseplant often known only for being indestructible.

Recent research into bacterial cellulose patches may speed plants' recovery, improve grafting and help with preservation.

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out ...

To find out exactly what kind of greenery you’re looking for that will actually grow well in those dark, shaded areas of your ...

Plants survive climate change using genetic variations. Scientists studied Marchantia polymorpha to find key adaptation ...