As a young boy, I had to contend with my grandfather’s compost heap. It was a veritable Vesuvius of foul-smelling, putrescible plant waste, a metre high and hidden behind a privet hedge. We had placed ...

If you have spent any time around wine people, you have heard the phrase: It starts in the vineyard. DaVero Farms and Winery is taking that one step further, straight into the compost pile. On Sunday, ...

Life's capacity to survive in simulated lunar and Martian soils has been explored in two papers published in Scientific Reports. Treating simulated lunar soil with both symbiotic fungi and ...

Ready to give up backyard composting because it's too difficult? It may surprise you to learn that prolific (and kind-of-cute ...

Hammerhead worms are invasive flatworms that reproduce by cloning themselves through fragmentation. With little genetic diversity but powerful regenerative abilities and even neurotoxins, these ...

Compost is a natural process, and you can help it along in your own backyard, Cindy Watter, a UC Master Gardener of Napa County, writes.

If you’re a gardener and you’ve found composting difficult or frustrating, you’re not alone. LAist science reporter Jacob ...

With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden. Wood ashes from burned ...

With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden. Wood ashes from burned ...

With some trial and error, a pet owner landed on an eco-friendly alternative to traditional kitty litter that not only saves money but also reduces waste. The owner shared their experience to Reddit ...