President Lyndon B. Johnson’s portrayal in movies such as ‘The Early Years’ and ’All the Way’ offers a lesson for our divided ...

Jayantha Perera After completing my Ford fellowship at Oxford University in 1991, I joined the Indus River Left Bank Outfall ...

Leaf mulch and grass clippings are nutritional organic materials that can be recycled to benefit your plants, combat soil erosion, correct clay soil or adjust the pH caused by pine needles.

If you use mulch in your landscape, chances are it has thinned out over the summer and is in need of refreshing. If you’ve been putting off this chore, consider this: Mulching isn’t just about ...

It’s 48 hours to Election Day and I’ll let you in on a secret. I’m terrified. For the past few days, I’ve battled my fear by ...

Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Human activities affecting these processes can lead to carbon loss or improved storage. Aa Aa ...

Plantix started with the mission of making farming more environmentally friendly. So how did it end up selling the very ...

Fall mulching also gives you a head start on next spring. As the mulch breaks down over the winter, it adds essential nutrients to the soil, giving your plants a boost once warmer weather arrives.

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

The weeks blur, so I count my time away from my kibbutz in coffee jars used, now knowing that we from Nirim will go home and ...

A 'biological universe' exists in a gram of soil. Find out how the soil biota within this tiny universe transform energy, create and modify their habitat, influence soil health, and aid in the ...

Anthony and Myra Thompson never let much time pass without sharing an affectionate touch or warm embrace. This was one reason for their resilient marriage. Another was mutual respect: they trusted and ...