A shovel should slide into healthy soil with satisfying ease. When the blade bounces back like it just struck concrete, the ...

The global shift toward biodegradable mulch films aims to reduce persistent plastic contamination in farmland. Materials such as poly (butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) ( PBAT) are designed to ...

You've probably read countless seed packets and planting guides that use words like "sandy," "clay," "loam," and "silt" to describe the ideal soil texture for what you're planting. But you might not ...

Nanoplastics are an increasing threat to the ecosystem; however, their mobility in the soil is still underexplored. Against this backdrop, researchers investigated the adsorption and aggregation ...

It is a real problem: Microplastic particles are everywhere. Now a team has developed a method that allows it for the first time to precisely localise microplastic particles in the soil. The 3D ...

Microplastics are widely recognized as pollutants in oceans and waterways, but scientists are increasingly discovering that they are also accumulating ...

Uncover how crypto and blockchain drive biotic soil innovations in regenerative agriculture, boosting sustainability and farmer profits.

Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also ...