For artistic effect, many Japanese maple bonsai trees have an upright informal habit featuring a trunk that is either contorted, multi-stemmed or slanted. Carefully dislodge the soil from around ...

Federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they have ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last month, according to a court filing by ...

40 per cent of the world's soil is already degraded, but the problem could get much worse. A new global think tank is warning soil degradation is increasing and threatening food security and ...

Healthy soil is the key to growing a beautiful and thriving garden. Building and nourishing the soil begins with getting to know what type of soil you have. Knowing your soil type will help you in ...

Soil microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa) that ...

I have been working with bonsai for many years and all the soils used in bonsai have various sharp rocks and pebbles in them. This encourages the feeder roots to split and grow many rather than ...