Microalgae (phytoplankton), unlike macroalgae (seaweed), are single-cell microscopic organisms that live in freshwater or marine ecosystems. Through their growth, they produce biomass, which is ...

In a recent review published in the journal Frontiers in Soil Science, researchers attempt to define the term 'soil health' and elucidate the need for research and policy implementations to improve it ...

REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. — On the prairie bluffs south of the Minnesota River near this southwestern Minnesota farm town, Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz grow crops and livestock — and soil. Rather than ...

Bioengineering professor Shalini Prasad (left), Vikram Narayanan Dhamu, doctor of bioengineering (center) and graduate student Mohammed Eldeeb hold parts of a device they developed to measure soil ...

‘Soilsmology’ aims to map world’s soils and help avert famine, says not-for-profit co-founded by George Monbiot George Monbiot: Over a pint in Oxford, we may well have stumbled upon the holy grail of ...

There is a growing global demand for functional beverages containing added ingredients for physiological or health benefits beyond taste and hydration for ‘proactive wellness’. Consumers are seeking ...

Black soil covering white snow in ditches during the winter and clouds of dirt swirling across fields, farms and roads are stark evidence that erosion is a major threat to soil health. Despite a “Wake ...

Are you a soil health data enthusiast and innovator with a solution for Africa? You have an opportunity to participate in the Data for Soil Health Challenge and/or Innovation Challenge – 2025 to ...

High Plains Journal staff is preparing for the 2024 Soil Health U event, scheduled for Jan. 17 to 18 in Salina, Kansas, at the Tony’s Pizza Event Center. These two days of education are packed with ...