Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also play a far more complex and important role in regulating the global nitrogen ...

What does nitrogen do for plants? Read on to learn how to improve the health of your plants and how to add nitrogen to soil by fixing the nitrogen cycle in your garden. This article is also in audio ...

A research team has shown that soil moisture and nitrogen availability jointly determine whether agricultural soils process ...

Wetland ecosystems play a crucial role in the global nitrogen cycle, helping to reduce nitrogen pollution. While plant diversity is known to influence ecosystem function, the exact mechanisms linking ...

Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed—and industrial agriculture are the main culprit. That is what a team of scientists under Johan Rockström reported in an article published in ...

A new study published in Biochar shows that combining green manure with biochar can help farmers reduce nitrogen fertilizer use while improving soil ...

Grazing animals return most of the nitrogen they consume back to the land through urine and dung. In grasslands, these nutrient-rich patches can ...

Every morning, millions of people make a cup of coffee, toss the grounds in the bin, and never think twice about it.