Electrodes, placed in the flag locations, helped researchers discern the structure of the soil. Underneath the ground is a hard, calcium carbonate layer. In much of Southern Idaho, a cement-like layer ...

A simple, quick test will tell you how well your soil drains. Photo courtesy Greywater.org Seventeenth in a series republished with permission from the San Diego County Water Authority‘s website. Soil ...

Learn how a dirt dessert cup represents the four layers of the earth's soil. Maybe you have seen cups of dirt dessert before. But did you know they represent the 4 layers of soil? Ashley Kovel and ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The very first layers of soil were ...

While the practice of no-till gardening is not new, information has traditionally centered on agricultural field crops. Now, home gardeners are catching on. “The concept of no-till has been around for ...

A new global study shows that increasing soil salinity is systematically reshaping the storage and distribution of soil ...

In agriculture, large quantities of nano- and microplastics end up in the soil through compost, sewage sludge and the use of mulching foils. The plastic particles always carry various pollutants with ...