On Sols 4575 and 4576 of its mission, NASA’s Curiosity rover reached what its team is calling one of the most stable and ...

That’s precisely where these hardworking, yet often underrated plants come in. While some thrive in dry shade and others ...

The Perseverance rover finds a mysterious black rock on Mars, “Skull Hill,” which intrigues scientists because of its ...

This writer clearly remembers standing in the corn fields of central Minnesota when I was a child, marveling at all the worms ...

The June issue of Domus, curated by Bjarke Ingels, focuses on wood as a key material for the architecture of the future. It ...

Clean fill Material usually consisting of soil, gravel and rock, used to raise or level land ... than the topsoil but can hold more moisture Texture contrast An abrupt change in texture between the ...

Understanding the texture of your garden soil is crucial ... Instructions: Fill a clear glass jar about halfway with the soil, removing any rocks or roots. Add water to the jar, leaving some ...

The Martian landscape never ceases to amaze me, there is so much variation in texture and color ... DAN looks at the surface to measure the water and chlorine content in the rocks that the rover ...

Most of Earth's terrestrial surface is covered by a porous layer of mineral soil, consisting primarily of fine fragments of rocks (minerals); the size distribution of the mineral particles in soil is ...

To be a successful gardener, one needs to have a basic understanding of the soil which you are tending, as well the factors which affect the fertility, pH and quality of the soil. This is the case ...