Soil and water are essential natural resources for our domesticated animal- and plant-based food production systems. Although of fundamental importance today, agriculture is a relatively recent ...

Some systems require more maintenance than others. If your system is soil-based, you should invest in a self-watering option ...

Scientific research continues to reveal how Earth system processes are often driven by reactions taking place in the soil. However ... which are based around the fact that all people should ...

Once you get over the ick factor, new technologies are efficiently transforming human waste into agricultural solutions.

A recent study by scientists at the University of Florida sheds light on how soil and nutrient management practices ...

But in practice, solar has issues, the prime one being that the plants need the sun more, and will quickly shade out low-profile soil-based sensors. That’s why [Spyros Daskalakis] eschewed PV ...

Made from faux Martian and lunar soil, a new sulfur-based compound could also lead to faster construction on Earth.

To make a long story short, the commercial system by Hunter (Soil-Clik) appears to be a tensiometer-based system that uses the pressure produced by moisture intrusion into the measurement column.

This course strengthens students’ foundation on the water cycle, soil development, energy and food production, and links these separate areas in a systems-based approach toward sustainability. Major ...

Advancing food security and environmental sustainability in farming systems requires an integrated soil ... Member States in developing and adopting nuclear-based technologies for improving soil ...