Climate change has made great swaths of the planet's land drier and saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access ...

Drought is projected to affect 75% of the world's population by 2050. Take that in. ‘Drylands’ now make up nearly half of all ...

Earth’s major carbon sinks are nearing their limits, signaling that natural processes may soon be unable to compensate for ...

Learn more about the water molecules on the moon, which may trace their origins to the materials that made Earth and comets.

Soil, often perceived as lifeless dirt, is a dynamic ecosystem teeming with bacteria, many of which naturally carry ...

Africa could one day be 'split into two' after a huge crack that continues to grow appeared in the continent. Go back 200 ...

a finding that uncovers a missing piece of Earth’s phosphorus cycle, which continues to puzzle scientists. Her study showed that iron oxide, a naturally occurring mineral in soils and sediments, can ...

Earth's name, unlike other planets named after Greco-Roman deities, originates from Old English "eorþe," meaning soil or ...

Most consumers don’t know that farmers are increasingly using more sustainable methods to enhance agricultural resiliency and ...

but those may have come from Earth because the meteorites were exposed to the planet's soil and atmosphere while colliding with the planet. The latest analysis of the samples retrieved from Ryugu ...

Dr. Chris Knight, Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environment Sciences at The University of Manchester, said, "Soil microbes are vital for our ecosystems. Their ability to adapt or struggle with ...