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NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Persistent rainfall across the Triad has left soil saturated, creating challenging conditions for ...
Just like any living organism, the soil has its own metabolism. Plants, worms, insects, and most importantly, microorganisms ...
Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now spreading in the wild.
The system, introduced by the French entomologist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur in 1735, is a measurement of heat ...
Chiggers don't actually bite, but they do cause a lot of itchiness. Here's how to get rid of them and make your backyard a chigger-free zone.
It’s no secret that biodiversity in New York and across the U.S. is at grave risk, a risk that is ultimately far worse – big picture – than a sting ...
Lecanium scale attach themselves to the leaves and twigs of trees and feed on plant nutrients, causing significant damage.
Minneapolis has installed hundreds of rain gardens, tree trenches and other green infrastructure in recent years, aiming to ...
Sparse and unevenly distributed soil samples across the northern high-latitude region greatly limit the accuracy of soil organic carbon (SOC) mapping. Substantial discrepancies, therefore, exist in ...
SMITHFIELD – The Smithfield Planning Board held off on granting preliminary plan approval for the Residences at Greenville Farms, citing the need for further testing to be done on the ...
Heavy metals (HMs) pose a serious threat to agricultural productivity. Therefore, there is a need to find sustainable approaches to combat HM stressors in agriculture. In this study, we isolated ...