Small mats of human hair line the base of plants, helping lock in moisture for crops in orchards around Chile that have been ...

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Water is at the heart of agriculture. Every stage of the food-growing process depends on having reliable access to water.

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Earth’s soil is drying up. It could be irreversible. The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans. But new research ...

Water constantly moves between the Earth and its atmosphere. But that system — called the hydrological cycle — is speeding up as global temperatures get hotter, primarily due to the burning of ...

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Clean water and healthy soil are essential to human health, well-being, and the environment. Healthy soils underpin ecosystems by supporting food production, water retention, biodiversity, and ...

The County of Monterey has released the initial results of soil and water samples they took from around the perimeter of the Vistra Moss Landing battery storage facility after a fire occurred on ...

In 2024, natural disasters related to variations in the water cycle caused more than 8,700 deaths and at least $550 billion of economic loss.

Soil is like the earth's skin — a protective layer that makes up a complex ecosystem. That skin, which supports all life on Earth, is under threat, with scientists from a new global think tank ...

The water cycle is driven by solar energy and gravitational forces. Energy from the sun heats up bodies of water, causing evaporation. Water evaporates, cools, and condenses into clouds.