The Jefferson County commissioners renewed funding Thursday for a stream debris removal program — key to protecting wildlife ...

Land water is vanishing faster. Earth's surface struggles to recover, risking food, water, and climate stability.

About one-third of CO2 released by human activities is stored in land-based carbon sinks like forests, which along with ...

Before you dig a garden, it's important to figure out what type of soil you have and then select plants (and amend your soil) ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

FEMA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have confirmed they will instead rely on removing a 6-inch layer of topsoil.

What goes down your toilet can end up on farm fields across the United States. Biosolids, or sewage sludge, are the solid ...

Hundreds of animals, from tiny ants to mighty hippos, are shaping the Earth's surface as powerfully as floods and storms.

As they grow larger, they become dangerous because glacial lakes are naturally dammed by unstable ice or sediment composed of loose rock and debris. In case the boundary around them breaks due to ...

The lakes that form risk overflowing, threatening towns and villages downstream, while the retreating glacier tongue reveals bare rock or sediments that can collapse, increasing the local hazard risk.

KUAM News reached out to a soil expert who confirms increased sediment can change the composition of sand, causing it to harden or cement. Excessive silt or sediment can impact water quality, smother ...