Have you ever wondered what happens to the earth when a bolt of lightning splits the sky? It’s not just a dazzling light show ...

It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...

The payback is generally between 4 & 7: 1. Calcium’s and magnesium’s role in soil health, plant growth and animal health has been underplayed for too long. Quality agricultural production has a ...

However, this recent study is the first to provide proof that resources derived from plant roots drive soil animal communities in the tropics. A research team led by the University of Göttingen ...

promotes soil biology. “That’s the way to healthy plants and healthy animals,” he says. Manures contain high amounts of calcium (average 14kg/t) and potassium (average 11kg/t), but there is ...

Most plants form beneficial relationships with belowground mycorrhizal fungi that help them access soil nutrients in exchange ...

Insects, seeds and microorganisms can hitch a ride on soil, compost and potted plants and threaten to outcompete with or prey upon native species, the Wildlife Countryside Link (WCL) said.

HOUSTON—NASA has awarded 11 research grants and cooperative agreements focused on studies into how plant and animal biological ... abrasive and adhesive soil found across the Moon’s surface.

Few living things seem to have less in common than plants and animals, but that assumption is being increasingly challenged. Evolution, and the ways in which the kingdom of plants and the kingdom ...

Some are grown to feed animals like grasses. Some grow naturally and help maintain the soil. By understanding the different plants around us, we can help look after them better, so the plants can ...