How do plants breathe? When do they open and close the tiny pores on their leaves, and what does this mean for their water balance? A research team led by Marburg physicist Professor Martin Koch has ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian have discovered that in North American prairie grasslands, the prairie dog's and grasshopper's populations are the strongest contributors to nutrient cycling.

If you want to skip the raking, you can mow right over everything and catch the shreds in your mower’s trimmings bag and use them like mulch in your treebeds or in your garden—but only go for the ...

Loved by many yet hated by some, garlic has the ability to attract and repulse people at the same time. Having a unique aroma and taste, garlic has become one of America's favorite flavoring agents.

Nebraska’s Nitrogen Reduction Incentive Act (NiRIA) program will provide financial incentives to farmers who reduce nitrogen fertilizer use.

Soils with a variety of microplastics may allow microbes that perform denitrification processes to thrive; this could cause soils to lose nitrogen while the microbes produce nitrous oxide, a ...

President Donald Trump spent a considerable amount of his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday disparaging renewable energy sources.

Let's say you've picked the perfect spot for building a settlement on Mars. But this opens up some pretty nasty questions. Building…what? And building….with what? There are no trees to chop down to ...

This purple plant improves soil structure and adds nitrogen to the soil, but it's also an aggressive grower that you should be careful with.

With the end of summer drawing near and hopefully bringing cooler temperatures and needed precipitation, we can help our lawns.

There are various reasons brown spots or a brown patch of grass appear in an otherwise green lawn. We checked in with an expert to understand exactly what you should do—and what not to do.