New Antibiotic Found in Dirt Targets Superbugs in a Way ‘Never Been Seen Before’
Researchers have worried for decades that all the “low-hanging fruit” for new antibiotics have already been taken, leaving…
Scientists Measure Earth’s Vast Underground Fungal Webs
A hidden circulatory system pulses just beneath the planet’s surface. There, embedded in the soil, are dense networks…
Never Grow Up’s The Monday Bar seeks to fill gaps in Indian functional bars
The Monday Bar was launched by Mumbai-based consulting firm Never Grow Up after years of observing that modern…
Drought Monitor shows improvements after recent rain in Maine
The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows improving conditions across much of Maine as spring rainfall…
Yale prof on wildlife, climate change
Yale Professor Oswald Schmitz has spent decades studying how animals shape the ecosystems they inhabit. He recently spoke…
Soil at D.C. Golf Course Where East Wing Debris Was Dumped Contains Toxic Metals
Soil at a public golf course in Washington where the Trump administration dumped debris from the demolition of…
After 37 Years, the World’s Longest-Running Soil Warming Experiment Uncovers a Startling Climate Secret
Warming soils may be unlocking carbon once considered permanent, releasing additional CO2 into the atmosphere. This subtle but…
India bans ashwagandha leaf use in any form, industry reacts
Announcing the ban, the country’s Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) referred to schedule IV of the Health…
Night Soil, by Kristin Dombek
Illustrations by Matt Rota The architect’s wife was a real estate agent who’d gotten a tip about a…
Rooted in service: Andy Miller retires after 40 years protecting Davidson County’s soil and water | Local News
After four decades with the Davidson County Soil and Water Conservation District, Andy Miller is packing up his…
GRU Space designs “the first hotel on the Moon”
San Francisco start-up GRU Space has released plans for a hotel on the moon clad in lunar regolith…
Sloping earthen roof tops Sekiyuan waiting area by Kurosawa Kawara-Ten
Local studio Kurosawa Kawara-Ten has completed a waiting area for the Sekiyuan tea room in Chiba, Japan, sheltering…