Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also ...

Picture this: a crisp autumn afternoon, trees blazing in shades of amber and gold, leaves tumbling lazily to the ground. Most people see those fallen leaves as a chore waiting to happen—a weekend ...

The Earth's land surface is dominated by sloping landscapes. Every year, soil erosion laterally distributes on the order of 75 Gt of topsoil (Berhe et al. 2007). The coupled biogeochemical cycles of ...

Soil erosion is a multifaceted process that not only degrades the landscape but also has significant environmental and socio-economic consequences. Within this broad field, piping dynamics refer to ...

In a discovery that has repercussions for everything from domestic agricultural policy to global food security and the plans to mitigate climate change, researchers at the University of Massachusetts ...

Jo Handelsman, Obama’s former science advisor, explains why more farms are experiencing erosion, and how it reduces crop yields. The following is an excerpt from A World Without Soil: The Past, ...

After an unseasonably dry winter, a City of Parker resident is claiming the region is currently in the grip of a modern-day ...

As June revs up, corn and soybean crops are mostly planted in central Illinois with some limited replanting still underway for both. Ken Ferrie says most of the corn replanting there is due to the ...

Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is 10 ...

A recent North Dakota State University study concluded that every six inches of topsoil lost costs the farmer over $6,600 to to replace. A roadside ditch along Highway 2, about 5 miles west of Grand ...

China has morphed into a green powerhouse over the past decade, and their push to fight desertification is doing more than ...