Erin Carr’s doctoral adviser Steven Harris handed her bags of soil collected from the soil crust of a cold British Columbian ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Biological soil crusts, commonly known as biocrusts, are intricate communities composed of cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses and other microorganisms that inhabit the uppermost layer of soils in arid ...

Seiler cites two individuals who have been important mentors to him – David Brandt, an Ohio farmer who was a pioneer in the ...

“It might be necessary, after the soil begins to dry out, to do a little bit of light tillage, or break up that crust with a ...

Torrential rains in mid-May followed by days of high heat caused crusting and affected soybean emergence in some fields ...

A thin layer found in the top few centimeters of soil plays a big role in its ecology. Biocrust is built, maintained and ...

Wu Fuyuan, an academician of the CAS and a corresponding author of the study, said the moon displays an asymmetry between its ...

In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

Christened Peace Pizza, this weekly event fires up in the farm’s outdoor oven every Wednesday. The pizzas feature a naturally ...