Some soil bacteria are primed ready to consume the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide when they experience life without oxygen in the environment

Researchers have published the characterization of a new bioactive natural product whose derivatives could be used as antibiotics

A growing world population means that more food is needed which in turn may require more land to grow food crops

New research shows negative effects of low-severity fire on soil structure and organic matter

UCR research will help agronomists breed plants that attract their own growth-promoting microbes

University of Cincinnati researchers found the soils in New Mexico could support agriculture, suggesting the people who lived there 1,000 years ago were self-sufficient

Coastal scientists have developed a new global framework to more accurately assess how mangroves along different types of coastlines store carbon in their soil

The Soil Moisture Active Passive mission, or SMAP, launched in 2015 and has helped map the amount of water in soils worldwide

Farmers in China’s Loess Plateau have for decades used both plastic and straw as a soil cover, or mulch, between crops

Faba bean cover crop halves added nitrogen requirement