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Middle schoolers from across the U.S. have big ideas to help the planet and their solutions start with plants. A sixth grader from Tempe, Arizona, thought to combine a peace lily with the Texas ...

Throughout human history, our relationship with the soil has affected our ability to cultivate crops and influenced the success of civilizations. This relationship between humans, the earth, and food ...

Soil quality research is the study of the characteristics, composition, and health of a soil sample and how these factors impact the soil's ability to perform it's intended function. Lesson 1 provides ...

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

What is needed for plants to grow? How might you select which plants would be best to reforest a desert? How long do you think it might take to go from a desert to a forest? What positive and negative ...

BEAVERTON, Oregon — Vernier Science Education recently launched the Go Direct ® Soil Moisture Sensor to help high school and college-level students easily and accurately collect data during soil ...

A centuries-old concept in soil science has recently been thrown out. Yet it remains a key ingredient in everything from climate models to advanced carbon-capture projects. The hope was that the soil ...