A new study reveals a bit more about termite mounds. Scientists have learned how these structures are ventilated, which may reveal a bit more about these amazing creatures.
There may be a new way to clean millions of acres of land contaminated by explosives: plants. Biologists believe that they may be able to create a plant that can help "soak up" TNT with enhanced TNT tolerance.
Wind can be a powerful, shaping force. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at how wind sculpted one of Earth's most spectacular features: China's Loess Plateau.
It turns out that soil may help offset the impacts of global warming. Scientists have discovered that healthy and diverse soil communities may limit the effects of climate change.
Scientists have discovered that removing native forest and starting intensive agriculture can accelerate soil erosion so dramatically that in a few decades, as much soil lost as would naturally occur over thousands of years.
Researchers from National University of Uzbekistan have found that salt-tolerant bacteria boost crop yielding.
