A newly published study from the University of Guam sheds light on a tiny but powerful ally in the soil and how it could help Guam farmers and growers protect ...

Scientists demonstrate that recycled human waste can unlock nutrients in Martian dust, offering a new path for farming on Mars.

Plutonium contamination persists in canyon ecosystems near Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, with recent research ...

In 2009, investigators probing a grave-desecration scandal at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, recovered a clump of moss found about eight inches below the soil surface during evidence recovery.

PFAS is an umbrella term for a large family of chemicals that are found in various household materials such as nonstick pans, furniture, certain cosmetics, water-resistant clothing and paints, to name ...

Non-native plants are outcompeting local species in dry ecosystems around the world, and heavy grazing and fertile soils are helping them do it.

Oxygen isotope analysis of lunar soil shows meteorites delivered only a limited amount of water to the Earth–Moon system ...

A newly mated bumblebee queen typically spends the winter alone underground. After mating in late summer or fall, she burrows ...

A new Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) study has found that while regenerative agriculture practices can improve soil ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $1.9 million to Shannon Speir, an assistant professor of crop, soil, and environmental sciences at the University of Arkansas, to ...

Environmental study with the FDA, UC Davis Western Center for Food Safety, CDFA and partners examined pathogen movement through the region.

More than 35 percent of non-organic fruits and vegetables grown in California had residues of pesticides that are “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, a new Environmental Working Group analysis finds.