If you keep trying to grow food in your garden but nothing turns out right, there could be something wrong with the soil. Try ...

When you think about dirt, you might picture the rock dust that gets on your pants. But there’s so much more going on in the ground under our feet. When I began studying soil, I was amazed at ...

If you scoop up a handful of dry soil, the basic dirt that you feel in your hand is actually very small pieces of weathered rock . These tiny bits eroded from larger rocks over millions of years.

If your flower beds need a little something extra to fill them in, check out these ground covers that can make great ...

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a new fuel cell that harvests energy from soil microbes to power underground sensors used in precision agriculture and green ...

Learn what dirt eating is, why people do it, the dangers, and more.

Hold your ground: Mitigating the effects of fire on your soil | The Real Dirt Camp Fire evacuee, John Janinis, waters plants after returning to his home in Paradise, California on Nov. 18, 2018.

As climate change threatens farmers’ ability to produce the world ’ s food, researchers and environmental advocates think they have a solution: playing in the dirt. How farming could become ...

Is Dirt Just Worm Poop? By just going about their day — eating, burrowing, defecating — these invertebrates alter the soil around them and improve it in various ways. The main effect they have on the ...

When you think about dirt, you’re probably picturing soil. There’s so much more going on under our feet than the rock dust, or “dirt,” that gets on your pants. When I began studying soil, I was amazed ...

A northeastern B.C. woman is urging others to learn about what may be buried underneath the ground on their property, as persistent drought dries out the soil and causes the earth to shift.

Before you start digging, it is important to ensure the ground is warm enough to support your new flowers and vegetables. What are Iowa's soil temperatures?