We’re closer than ever to understanding one of the mysteries of our solar system, after scientists looked far back into the ...

Dying doesn’t do wonders to our skin, as drying and desiccation cause it to retract, pulling back from the base of our hair ...

Venus is thought to have once had a lot of water, though how the water escaped from its atmosphere has puzzled scientists.

Eighteen months ago, I covered a large portion of my backyard with the seeds of white clover (Trifolium repens), also known ...

The study focused on four genomes of filamentous Zygnematophyceae, which are the algal sisters of land plants.

"Punishments for damaging natural places and our wildlife need to be dramatically increased in severity." Fisherman convicted ...

Subsoiling – ripping up deep compaction under a field’s surface – was once a common practice at regular intervals throughout ...

The research, titled "Heat and desiccation tolerances predict bee abundance under climate change," was recently published in Nature. Kazenel completed her Ph.D. in Biology at UNM in 2022 and is ...

Climate change is expected to lead to more frequent and intense drought, which in turn causes soil to crack, releasing more carbon dioxide and further warming the planet.

Winterkill is a catch-all term describing winter injury to turfgrass that occurs through a variety of mechanisms such as ice suffocation, crown hydration, low-temperature injury and desiccation.

A SUPPLEMENT to the Journal of the Royal African Society of January entitled "The Man-made Desert Africa: Erosion and Drought" by Prof. E. P. Stebbing offers yet another warning that in many parts ...

Misunderstanding what is meant by proper watering is one of the most common causes of plant death or poor plant performance. This becomes a more significant issue during dry times when rainfall must ...