Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter worldwide. Trillions are discarded every year in cities, parks, beaches, along railway tracks and roadside environments. Despite their small size, ...

Approximately 0.3% of Antarctica is perpetually ice free, with the largest single area being the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Victoria Land. These glacially carved valleys are thought to be some of the ...

Forest ecosystems have integral roles in climate stability, biodiversity and economic development. Soil stewardship is essential for sustainable forest management. Organic matter (OM) removal and soil ...

Researchers successfully harvest chickpeas using Moon soil simulant, a step toward sustainable food systems for future Moon missions.

In March, winter is waning, even if your region has a long, cold season. In southern regions, March signals the end, whereas in the North, there may still be a few months of cold weather. Unless the ...

Scientists have grown chickpeas in simulated moon soil, offering a promising step toward farming on the lunar surface. Researchers mixed moon-like regolith with worm-produced compost and helpful fungi ...

Scientists from the University of Texas at Austin have successfully grown and harvested chickpeas using imitation lunar soil.

TPU geologists, together with their Russian and foreign colleagues, have developed new nanocomposite fertilizers based on the clay mineral glauconite. To understand the process of controlled nutrient ...

As the U.S. plans to return to the moon with the upcoming Artemis II mission, a question endures: What will future lunar explorers eat? According to new research from The University of Texas at Austin ...

Scientists have grown chickpeas in simulated moon dirt—raising the possibility that future astronauts could one day harvest ...

Alexander Lukashenko suggested using a mixture of potassium salt production waste and peat to fertilize sandy soils. He expressed the idea on March 10 at a meeting on the current activities of the ...