Saharan dust plumes are normal at this time of year. In the early part of the summer the dust plumes create dry air conditions.

Tens of thousands of years ago, on the territory of the uninhabited Sahara Desert, gardens flourished, rivers flowed, ancient people cultivated fertile lands. However, we know how it all ended - today ...

A team co-led by a Purdue University researcher has found that groups of fungi influence global tree species in distinct ways ...

Freddy Mbengue, a 24-year-old farmer in a black polo shirt and denim shorts, keeps a watchful eye on the forest. Mbengue is ...

A team of researchers led by Prof. Wang Wei from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) has ...

Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They ...

Beneath the forest floor lies an overlooked secret: many plants grow a second set of roots far deeper than expected sometimes ...

Have you ever paused to think about the invisible force that brushes against your face, rattles your windows, or even powers ...

A global analysis deep in soil found 20% of plants studied have an unexpected deeper set of roots more than 3 feet ...