Landscape evolution represents the dynamic interplay between tectonic forces, climate, and surface processes that continuously reshape the Earth’s topography. Central to this evolution is the ...

Researchers are paying close attention to how fertilizers change tiny features within soil where carbon can be stored ...

Researchers are offering a new perspective on those processes, revealing that moisture is a critical driver in the regulation and sequestration of soil carbon stocks. The ground below your feet ...

A research team proposes a method to calculate, compare and communicate how different crops affect the loss of agricultural soil, with the aim of raising awareness of this problem and promoting ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Soil erosion, the most common type of land degradation, ...

Two University of Northern British Columbia researchers are exploring how fire transforms forest soils — with implications ...

Oceanfront property wasn’t on Brian Scott’s wish list when he bought a rental farm in 2017 that included 9 acres of sandy soils fit for a south-Florida beach. Scott tried to grow corn and soybeans ...

The livelihoods of millions of Ugandans are rooted in the highlands – the mountainous or elevated regions of the East African country. Scattered along the eastern and western borders, the highlands of ...

Black soil covering white snow in ditches during the winter and clouds of dirt swirling across fields, farms and roads are stark evidence that erosion is a major threat to soil health. Despite a “Wake ...

Do you know what “menace” Nebraska farmers are still battling? Soil erosion. Even after widespread adoption of no-till and other modern farming methods, soil erosion is still a big problem in many ...