Cold winter air is one reason that we have highly productive soil in Illinois and the Midwest. Temperature plays a major role in how much organic matter is present in soils. Soil organic matter is ...
At first glance, a valley dragon doesn’t seem to have much in common with a grizzly bear or a condor. Though it has a striking look, large adults can measure a very ...
In the cold October air, my classmates and I gathered around the square oak board placed on the ground more than a year earlier. Carefully, we lifted it and peered ...
Temperatures climbed into the 70s F yesterday in the US heartland, the warmest day so far in April. Very cold conditions in March, 4.5 F below normal, caused deep soil layer freezing. Soil ...