A John Deere tractor makes its way through floodwaters in Fargo, North Dakota. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster April 16, 2019 The dirt on soil loss from the Midwest floods Jim Ippolito, Colorado State University and Mahdi Al-Kaisi, Iowa State University Recent extreme rains and weather in the Midwest are causing a multitude of problems in the topsoil that much of the nation’s food supply relies on.
What goes in must come out. Sugiura & Sato, Kobe University February 7, 2018 How bombardier beetles survive being eaten – and other amazing animal defence mechanisms Luc Bussiere, University of Stirling Meet the brawny bug with a concoction so caustic it’ll make a toad vomit.
Tens of millions of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa have a stake in improving the health of the soil their cattle graze on. Reuters/Goran Tomasevic November 16, 2015 How understanding microbes can help farmers manage Africa’s soil crisis Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, Auburn University Africa’s soil crisis calls for quick and creative action. This includes deepening farmers’ knowledge about soil microbes.