Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: :: Forestry England Conservationists in England are collecting cores of soil from an ancient woodland… so they can ...

Can you imagine a single raindrop moving a lot of soil? The common idea is that it takes a lot of water to move a lot to earth, but a recent study shows that ...

Local ranchers are hoping a soil health experiment will reveal clues about how they can better manage their land under dry conditions as the Colorado River basin continues to struggle under the ...

A common soil fungus from Earth makes it all possible. In A Nutshell Scientists grew chickpeas to seed in simulated lunar soil for the first time, a milestone in space agriculture research. A common ...

When Space Shuttle Columbia lifts off in January, it will carry the Mechanics of Granular Materials (MGM) experiment, which studies soil behavior under conditions that cannot be duplicated on Earth — ...

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. (CBS) - Farmers in Sussex County, Delaware are planting tighty-whities - but they're not hoping to grow more underwear - it's all part of a soil health challenge. The Sussex ...

If all goes according to plan, soil from Prosser, Washington, could end up in space this week. The soil – and eight types of bacteria in the soil – will hitch a ride to the International Space Station ...

Ecologists have measured plant-soil feedbacks for six perennial prairie grass species in a short-term greenhouse study, and say their findings do not match outcomes observed in long-term experiment ...

Local ranchers are hoping a soil health experiment will reveal clues about how they can better manage their land under dry conditions as the Colorado River basin continues to struggle under the ...