Lynette Abbott continues her discussion on soil health by examining the effects of fertilisers on soil organisms ...

Watch the fascinating transformation of a strawberry plant in this detailed time-lapse, showing its growth from seed to ripe fruit over 95 days. From the first sprout breaking through the soil to the ...

RIPE Project/Claire Benjamin (photographer), licensed under CC BY 4.0. It seems imperative, then, that we better understand ...

University of Cincinnati biologist Theresa Culley was a guest on the monthly gardening episode of WVXU's Cincinnati Edition, which examined early ...

Bacteria living in Antarctica’s barren desert soils have developed a survival strategy that defies conventional biology: they ...

A new study reveals an unprecedented increase in wildfires in tropical peatlands during the 20th century.Peatlands store vast ...

Maldwyn J. Evans is an ecologist and statistician with a background in forest ecology, insect ecology, conservation biology, and statistical modelling. He has worked in the University sector in ...

Genetic engineering threatens the balance of healthy microbiomes. Genetically modified microorganisms, in particular, threaten this stability.

A practical framework for aligning farming, planning and policy with soil capacity, condition and long-term natural capital ...

Plowing, or tilling, is an age-old agricultural practice that readies the soil for planting by turning over the top layer to ...

An international team led by University of Alicante (UA) scientists has found that increasing the share of organic farming ...

A newly identified Australian tree has been dubbed the “zombie” tree because it’s alive but unable to reproduce. Myrtle rust repeatedly kills its young growth, stopping the species from flowering or ...