Have you heard the tale of Wally the whale? It’s an interesting story about a 10-20 year-old humpback whale carcass that continues to wash up on Californian beaches, over and over, despite every ...

A new positive feedback on climate change has been identified. The warming climate is causing wetland plants, like the common cattail, to thrive while at the same time forest cover is being lost, ...

Composting promises rich, dark soil that plants love, but when the pile refuses to heat up, frustration sets in fast. That cold, sluggish mound looks innocent, but beneath the surface, decomposition ...

Researchers have shown that larger insects such as woodlice and beetles play as much of a crucial role in leaf litter decomposition across different habitats and seasons as microbes and smaller ...

A new study from researchers at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the Kunming Institute of Botany (KIB) could help improve predictions of climate change by revealing the hidden role of bark in ...