Experts say the pillars were part of an open-air assembly hall in the Mauryan capital of Pataliputra. It was here that Emperor Ashoka called a decisive meeting of the third Buddhist Council to unify t ...

Mark Kimsey from the University of Idaho highlights the importance of monitoring soil properties in forest management ...

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

Fairy circles have drawn curious visitors for a long time. They stand out in a rugged environment known for extremes, ...

We depend on soil for food, fiber and medicine. Soil acts as an engineering medium, a habitat for soil organisms, a recycling ...

The Arctic tundra is no longer the carbon sink it once was. "The tundra, which is experiencing warming and increased wildfire ...

This permafrost layer is a thick subsurface soil layer that never thaws. It is dry and looks and feels like freeze ... It is ...

By looking at how it is represented in works of fiction, we can try to understand how we relate to soil. And through soil, ...

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 ...

Dr. Banarsi Lal World Soil Day is an international observance and is celebrated every year on 5th of December to highlight ...

A vital resource for survival of life on this planet; soil constitutes a critical component of the natural system and is an ...