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Field trials conducted at the University of Queensland show microbial biotechnology could be a game-changer for farming with ...
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will allow mountain lions, bobcats and other wildlife to travel between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains over a 10-lane freeway.
The state of Europe’s soil is often overlooked in the battle against climate change and ecosystem destruction, and in efforts to limit flooding and ensure food security. The EU has agreed to ...
And a hands-on technique for growing them, called "soil blocking," is capturing the attention of serious gardeners. Among them is Christopher Hallett. He's a farm manager at Growing Hope Urban ...
In Altadena and the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of L.A., reconstruction has begun despite the fact that the soil on affected properties has not been tested for toxic substances. The Federal ...
Gerry Wright, a biochemist at McMaster University who led the research, says lariocidin was found in a bacteria called Paenibacillus that was “cultivated from a soil sample that we obtained here ...
Apr. 15, 2025 — Wildflowers growing on land previously used for buildings and factories can accumulate lead, arsenic and other metal contaminants from the soil, which are consumed by pollinators ...
The FWRR disease thrives in warm, humid conditions, particularly in sandy-loam soils and gets severe under tobacco mono-cropping. “Root damage by root-knot nematodes and soil insects also ...
This Spring 2025 Pratt Earth Action Week, join Pratt Institute’s MS in Sustainable Environmental Systems, Dr. Perl Egendorf, and Bk Rot for a free public workshop on urban soil science and testing!