Few homes here come with gardens full of that rich, crumbly dark soil that is a gardener’s dream when it comes to growing ...

Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman artifact. The small item — possibly buried as an offering 1,800 years ago ...

(a) Soil in central Iowa with dark, organic-matter-rich topsoil. Iowa's average topsoil depth decreased from 35-45 cm to 15-20 cm during the 20th century due to farming. (b) Severe gully erosion ...

Dark, dramatic and dead set on decomposition, soil is alive. Heaving with microbes, worms, fungi and insects, it’s a hive of activity right beneath our feet. Find out the dirt on soil’s drama. In just ...

Far from being dark and dull, soil is the single most biodiverse habitat on our planet and contains half of all species. And, while many of these myriad minibeasts and their environment-enhancing ...