Indonesia earthquake: how scrap tyres could stop buildings collapsing
Researchers are using a rubber-soil mixture to make earthquake-proof foundations.
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The ‘worm moon’ once marked the spring return of earthworms – until global warming kicked in
The last full moon of winter can illuminate earthworms in newly-thawed soil.
UK land now stores 7% more carbon than 300 years ago – what that means for the environment
Scientists need to know how much we can rely on the land to offset our emissions.
The secret life of fungi: how they use ingenious strategies to forage underground
Using tiny ‘soil chips’, researchers have observed the forgaging strategies of fungi at a microscopic scale for the first time.
Food that feeds the world and heals it too – Imagine newsletter #6
We all need to eat. Experts imagine how the next agricultural revolution can feed us while fighting climate change and habitat destruction, instead of accelerating it.
Potassium in our soil is running low, threatening global food security – new study proposes a way out
This key fertiliser ingredient is subject to sudden price spikes.
The best time to water your plants during a heatwave
A gardening expert reveals the simple things you can do to protect your garden during a heatwave.
Floods and droughts are both signs of water insecurity – they show up in these four places
We have built the system to shed much of the surplus rather than keep it. We allow a wet winter to rush away, then ration what remains through a dry summer.
Rising desertification shows we can’t keep farming with fossil fuels
Tractors and chemicals have served food production well, but at a cost to healthy soil.
How farmers are finding greener ways to produce food, from East Anglia to Andhra Pradesh in India
Farmers around the world are devising sustainable production systems. For agroecological systems to be a solution, they must be highly productive.
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