Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...

What’s in a word? Well, if it’s the word dirt or soil, it turns out, it’s a lot. While most people, myself included, often ...

Fungus gnats are the worst, and the yellow sticky traps that catch them aren't much better. Try this DIY instead, using rocks ...

Curiosity, a Mini Cooper-sized lab on wheels, was ambling over rugged terrain a few days ago this March when its navigation camera spotted some Martian rocks unlike any others. The scientists ...

BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar on Friday, causing extensive damage across a wide swath of one of the world’s poorest countries and prompting officials to warn that the ...

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

Genetic Switch Could Help Control Leaf Growth in Poor Soils Feb. 27, 2025 — A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls individual leaf growth and allows the plants to ...

Soil microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa) that ...

April 4 is our 172nd birthday! Celebrate at Academy Day with pay-what-you-can pricing, a Science Fair, animal programs, and more.