Electrodes, placed in the flag locations, helped researchers discern the structure of the soil. Underneath the ground is a hard, calcium carbonate layer. In much of Southern Idaho, a cement-like layer ...

The wildlife crossing designed to help mountain lions, deer, bobcats and other creatures safely travel over the 101 Freeway between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains will reach a major ...

It's easy to overlook the soil beneath our feet, or to think of it as just dirt to be cleaned up. But soil wraps the world in an envelope of life: It grows food, regulates the climate and makes the ...

For centuries, a cult site was hidden under layers of soil in Norway—now it is out due to highway expansion Researchers have uncovered evidence of cult activity at the Gauldal River Valley in central ...

But sheet mulching does even more than that. Beneath the layers of compost materials, sheet mulches typically include a layer of cardboard to keep grass and weeds from growing through – a great way to ...

Gullies, channels and other features on the Martian surface have long suggested that water flowed across the Red Planet long ago. But a growing number of observations show frozen water is there now.