High-quality soil should have good drainage and tilth, a dark color, a pleasant smell, and signs of life. Avoid soil that is compacted, visibly sandy, and shows no signs of active soil organisms.

Soil is one of our most precious resources. Ecoacoustics, or the study of environmental sounds, has been around for a century, but it has only recently been applied to understanding soils. This ...

Map showing where soil pollution by toxic metals is exceeding agricultural thresholds. Toxic and harmless metals are ubiquitous in soils, yet their worldwide distribution is still poorly known. A ...

The JNCC’s Indicators of Soil Health for England are not just another policy statistic.For laboratory technicians, they ...