In certain trees, soils can form along branches and can support varied plant and animal life. However, what conditions these ‘canopy soils’ form in, and what kind of biodiversity they support, has ...

In a discovery that has repercussions for everything from domestic agricultural policy to global food security and the plans to mitigate climate change, researchers recently announced that the rate of ...

Since they are so non-selective, they can kill or control beneficial microbes as well as both targeted and non-targeted ...

Spring has sprung and many minds turn to growing food and fiber and not just farmers but gardeners and foodies. When we think of food and growing it, the most over looked part of the process is soil.

A study on 'canopy soils' on old trees in Costa Rica shows they are important habitats and carbon stores that cannot easily be replaced. In certain trees, soils can form along branches and can support ...