Analysis - In fast-growing cities like some in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), heavy rains are carving huge scars into the land. Known as urban gullies, these deep erosion channels can swallow ...

It's soil that slips through your fingers—loose, dry and stubbornly unproductive. Stretching across large parts of South ...

A new study has revealed the 3D structure of a barley root protein that protects plants from toxic aluminum in acidic soils.