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On August 27, 1908, the small town of Folsom, New Mexico, with a population of roughly 250 people, was hit by a catastrophic ...

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a result, the global soil ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire has approved leasing at the Pointe at Bayou Bend, a long-delayed affordable housing project near ...

A new airport in Poland reveals human remains dating back 7,000 years, before the runways erase its hidden history.

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Nancy Ward, the head of CalOES, left office on Dec. 30. She had publicly begged FEMA to test for toxic substances after the ...

Plants reflect urban climate and soil conditions with remarkable precision. Using more than 80 million observations from ...

Life beneath the surface of one of the driest places on Earth may be far more complex than once believed. Researchers have found that soil can support surprisingly robust and varied forms of life even ...

Learn why soil pH is the most important soil test value and how it affects nutrient availability and lime requirements.

At Panlongcheng, archaeologists race against seasonal rains and hostile soil to recover a 3,500-year-old city that reshaped ...

January is a natural time to reflect back, think forward and set the stage for a more resilient grazing season.