Tree roots do not wait decades to cause trouble for your septic line. Given moisture, nutrients, and even a small opening, they can invade pipes in just a few growing seasons and quietly set up the ...

A common soil fungus from Earth makes it all possible. In A Nutshell Scientists grew chickpeas to seed in simulated lunar soil for the first time, a milestone in space agriculture research. A common ...

A tiny piece of moss helped expose a cemetery scandal in Illinois, where workers allegedly dug up graves and resold burial plots. By identifying the moss and analyzing its chlorophyll to estimate its ...