New research shows how human activities, like fertilizer use and polluting, are impacting nitrogen-fixing plants which are crucial for maintaining healthy ecosystems by adding nitrogen to the soil.

As the vibrant hues of autumn fade and winter settles in, gardeners often worry about maintaining the health and vitality of their soil during the colder months. However, winter is a crucial time for ...

Many initiatives by ethnic communities in impoverished Choco in northwestern Colombia aim to fight back against the ...

The habit of monocropping, or growing large quantities of a single crop, has placed our food supply in a tricky spot. Not ...

The aurochs is the ancestor to all domestic cattle species, but before it was bred into everything from the Hindu cow, to the ...

Regenerative agriculture refers to practices that contribute to the enrichment of humus in the soil. This stores carbon, ...

Research redefines soil health by comparing it to human health and identifying key indicators for diagnosing and treating ...

Climate change solutions not always good for biodiversity Some approaches to tackling global warming can have unintended knock-on consequences for nature and the protection of biodiversity, say ...

Scientists found that plants communicate with fungi through strigolactones, boosting phosphate metabolism and growth.

The Department of Agriculture has announced the opening of phase 3 of the soil sampling and analysis programme for ...

The UK’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is taking critical steps to improve soil health and ...

Discussions on indigenous rights, nature’s DNA ownership, and financing biodiversity recovery are top of the agenda next week ...