North Carolina is experiencing climate change: warmer temperatures (especially at night), more frequent extreme rainfall and ...

In conventional agriculture, synthetic chemical pesticides are used in various crops such as arable farming, vegetable ...

Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the DDT toxin by binding it with biochar.

While a single plant is capable of fixing inorganic carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, the entire ecosystem surrounding the ...

Once you test your soil for pH, you will know whether or not you need to adjust the pH level for the specific crop you will ...

I ski around a bend on a wilderness trail and take a moment to enjoy the sun on my face and catch my breath. Native ...

Farmers practicing regenerative agriculture foster and protect relationships between people, land, waterbodies, livestock, wildlife and even microbial life in soil ...

The natural world is a finely-tuned balance of biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) components that shape our environments. Various biotic factors directly affect processes like population growth, ...

Biochar, similar to charcoal, is produced from organic waste through pyrolysis, a process that operates without oxygen. This ...

By depositing substantial piles of dung, vicuñas are speeding up plant colonization on freshly deglaciated terrain.

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Soil contains mineral particles, air, water, living organisms and decaying organic matter. The mineral portion of the soil contains tiny ...