In 2018, a barn on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) main campus was set to be demolished. On demo day, Andrew Margenot, associate professor of soil sciences, walked into the dusty, ...

With its antenna now spinning at full speed, NASA’s new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory has successfully re-tested its science instruments and generated its first global maps, a key ...

Soil is the foundation of life on Earth and holds huge importance for agriculture. In addition to this, every other sector, like construction, also relies on different soil types to function ...

MADISON, WI, JANUARY 12, 2009 – Geologists, archeologists, anthropologists, ecologists, engineers, and natural resource managers routinely use National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) data across field ...

Soil is more than a medium to support agriculture and food security: it is a life-support system; a cultural foundation; a major reservoir of global biodiversity and clean water; and a critical ally ...

A review paper written by a graduate student and faculty of University of Delaware’s Department of Plant and Soil Sciences was recognized at the end of the year for World Soil Day 2023 by the academic ...

Of all the things that could capture the imagination of a young boy: rock-and-roll, dinosaurs, cars… what was it about soil that grabbed you so much that you have devoted your life to it? As a young ...

John Vidal was environment editor of the Guardian for 27 years. Based mainly in London, he has reported on climate change and international environmental issues from over 100 countries. He is the ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Along the slopes of Radan Mountain in southern Serbia, ...