Underfloor heating is a popular option for heating homes efficiently and evenly. Here, I explain what it is and how to implement it. Underfloor heating is a heating system that involves installing ...

Given that moisture makes up for 10–30% of the soil and that most pests live near the roots of crops and are heat-vulnerable (60 °C or more), KERI's technology is expected to be highly ...

Most weed seeds and harmful microbes are eliminated from garden soil by the heat that is generated during composting. The few microbes that may remain are vastly overshadowed by those existing in ...

Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Human activities affecting these processes can lead to carbon loss or improved storage. Aa Aa ...

Sep. 16, 2024 — Canopy gaps in a mixed floodplain forest have a direct effect on forest soil temperature and moisture, but only have a minor impact on soil ... Sep. 13, 2024 — In a new study ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

In two new books, the rise of recycling is a story of illusory promises, often entwined with disturbing political agendas.

Even if farming practices can increase carbon in the soil, droughts, heat waves and things like having to switch crops can cause that soil to leak carbon back into the atmosphere, where it heats ...

Soil is a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water. Different soils have different properties depending on their composition. Sandy soil is pale coloured and has ...