There's a new way to clean up the heavy metals in contaminated soil.

Genetic engineering can make crops that literally grow their own defense, but scientists still need to understand how they degrade in the soil.

Data about soil temperature and moisture can improve predictions about how much rain will fall during monsoons.

"We saw an opportunity to convert a liability, contaminated soil, into a commodity, fertile soil."

"The potential long-term impacts of biochar are enormous." So why is it taking so long to adopt?

New fossil evidence from the oldest soils on Earth suggests that life evolved to live on land earlier than scientists had thought.

The answer to future greenhouse gas challenges may be right under our feet, an evaluation of soil minerals' role in carbon storage suggests.

As the planet warms, a new study shows that the smaller the genome or cell, the better chance of survival.

A new way to destroy the microbe that causes tuberculosis may come from a seemingly unlikely source: dirt.