More than half of Earth’s soil carbon lies deeper than scientists usually measure, potentially reshaping climate models.

Heating with geothermal energy, lighting with solar panels, cooking with biodegradable waste: how can we live with less oil and gas? It's a long-burning question -- but one that is catching fire as ...

Conservation agriculture sounds like a great way to protect our environment. It promises to help keep the soil healthy, with more carbon locked in the ground, and less fertilizer runoff. But the ...

A new smart platform invented by Purdue University researchers to wirelessly monitor subsoil health could change the landscape of agricultural sensing systems. The invention addresses a critical need ...

Sand capping golf course fairways is a trend driven by the need for improved turfgrass growing and playing conditions, especially on areas where low-quality irrigation water and fine-textured soils ...

Madeleine Stone receives funding from The National Science Foundation. It’s no exaggeration to say the tropics drive our planet’s carbon cycle – the constant transfer of carbon back and forth, on a ...

Despite drier than typical conditions last week in Iowa, the abundant rainfall of preceding weeks has continued to percolate into deeper soil that can be important for crop growth, according to the ...

It's a long-burning question -- but one that is catching fire as energy costs soar due to the conflict in the Middle East, which has strangled exports of crude oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG).