Gardening tools are evolving to incorporate technology — including artificial intelligence — to help us keep plants healthier ...

Charcoal is a common soil amendment, but different types provide different benefits, from improved drainage to decreasing the amount of bacteria in the soil.

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Soil Science recently found that this agricultural waste can ...

Workshops, tours, festivals and other events offer plenty to learn about, whether the topic is compost tea, fermentation or ...

COFFEE grounds don’t belong in the trash, they belong in your garden. Packed with nutrients like nitrogen, potassium, and ...

Combined with bacteria, biochar could become an effective one-two punch to keep PCBs out of our air. The biochar provides a safe habitat for the bacteria, and it can attract PCBs from sediment through ...

In what they are calling a "two-birds-one-stone" approach, researchers at Iowa State have been exploring whether filling abandoned fossil fuel wells with a "bio-oil" produced from organic material ...

A new study has revealed how tiny microbes in rivers and wetlands across China help clean up excess nitrogen pollution, ...

Meanwhile, money is flowing to fix it. In Connecticut alone, Governor Ned Lamont announced $18.8 million in June 2025 to assess and remediate 23 properties across 19 towns; 227 acres ready to be ...

Over recent years, the greenhouse vegetable industry has expanded rapidly worldwide, driven by its synergy with food production, seasonal advantages, and contributions to food security and economic ...

Ash can be a beneficial additive in the garden if you're trying to reduce the acidity of your soil, but certain sources could ...