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Much of the beauty—and challenge—of biology lies in its complexity. That's especially true in the microbial world, where ...

After nearly four decades, the world's longest-running soil warming experiment is revealing a surprising result: even "stable ...

Every grower wants bigger buds. Healthy plants. The kind of trichomes that glisten, with terpene and cannabinoid content that deliver the perfect full-spectrum high. That’s the goal, whether your ...

Scientists have used lab-grown cyanobacteria microbes to bind loose desert sand into a thin, stable layer that wind cannot ...

Lucy M. Stitzer is the founder and editor of Dirt-To-Dinner. Its mission is to help consumers better understand how their food is grown and processed, and why this is important to them and their ...

As global agriculture struggles to feed a growing population, soils are under increasing pressure. Heavy fertilizer use has degraded soil quality, disrupted microbial ecosystems, and increased ...

Researchers at the University of Zurich have analyzed the genome of bacteria living in Lake Zurich to conclude that microbes ...

This article explains why soil remains a vital source of new antibiotics, showing how modern tools are reviving discovery ...

On paper, people often say that plants need just a few things to grow well: light, water, and nutrients often top the list. But when you dive into the complexities that exist in living ecosystems, you ...

The Earth beneath our feet teems with life invisible to the naked eye, and the discovery of an unfamiliar type of soil-dwelling microbe adds to the complexity of this hidden world. A recent study has ...

That humble hairbrush sitting on a bathroom counter hides an unexpected superpower, and gardeners who discover it rarely look ...