The world's oldest soils are found in Africa and Australia and date back more than 50 million years. These soils are highly weathered and are in regions we now classify as deserts. According to the ...

Lynette Abbott continues her discussion on soil health by examining the effects of fertilisers on soil organisms ...

Chinese scientists are testing whether cyanobacteria, the photosynthetic microorganisms that have shaped Earth’s soils for billions of years, can convert barren desert sand into ground capable of ...

University of Queensland researchers have developed an innovative method to turn mine tailings into healthy soil. “We have basically taken engineering solutions into the context of natural soil ...