Made from faux Martian and lunar soil, a new sulfur-based compound could also lead to faster construction on Earth.

Changes in the surrounding river system may have caused the peak, and the rest of the Himalayas, to grow taller.

Think twice before stepping on that crunchy top layer of soil. It may be a vital ecosystem — one that you can help protect ...

Because we do not have spatially continuous moisture measurements, we divide the profile into discrete depths around the soil moisture sensors in each soil layer as described by the following equation ...

The soil beneath our feet may look dull, but it is essential to all life on the planet. You might be amazed at what soil is ...

A massive earthquake will one day rattle the Pacific Northwest. Minutes to hours later, a surge of seawater will swallow the ...

NASA’s Artemis program, aimed at establishing a permanent moon base, relies on understanding lunar soil to use it as a ...

Autumn beauty can sure leave a mess behind! For many people the love of the seasonal aesthetic is lessened by the work ...

sometimes dubbed "the nastiest soils on Earth" because of the threat they pose to ecosystems. "When these areas experience a rainfall or snowmelt, the accumulated acid and dissolved metals are ...

Raised beds are another protection against contaminated soil. “If possible, constructing a raised bed filled with clean sediment and compost, separated from the contaminated layer by a landscape ...

all the existing soil needed was a good layer of mulch the first year. About 70 percent of the average prairie plant’s living ...