Grazing livestock and farming over the past 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, ...

Just like any living organism, the soil has its own metabolism. Plants, worms, insects, and most importantly, microorganisms in the soil break down organic matter, consume and generate nutrients, and ...

Explore how architecture can engage with agroecology to foster regeneration and ecological stewardship in food systems.

New research from the University of Chicago shows that a deceptively simple mathematical model can describe how the soil responds to environmental change. Using just two variables, the model shows ...

Natural soils are absorbing far less nitrogen than expected - limiting their ability to store carbon and fight climate change.

Soil processes underpin the health and productivity of terrestrial ecosystems, providing essential services critical to ...

New data reveal a major conservation gap for networks of underground fungi that sustain plants, carbon flows, and soil health ...

UNEP is supporting projects in Samborondón, Ecuador and other cities to restore long-neglected wetlands, preserving ...

The International Court of Justice on Wednesday delivered an advisory opinion in a landmark case about nations' obligations ...

Arizona fossils reveal an ecosystem in flux early in the age of dinosaurs An artist's reconstruction of a landscape dating to 209 million years ago at the site of Petrified Forest National Park in ...