When you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work, consuming the previous year’s dead plant material ...

All around her, scientists had their eyes set on studying flora and fauna that lived aboveground. But Toby Kiers’s interest always lay in the oft-overlooked biodiversity that existed beneath it. It ...

Crocuses are thermoperiodic plants, which means they rely on temperature cues rather than day length to dictate their ...

Now, they are calling on the world’s leaders to initiate protections so this ancient air-cleaning process can be maintained.

For farmers, sometimes the easiest way to save a crop or prevent catastrophic insect damage is to spray a pesticide. But this ...

In the longest-running field warming experiment of its kind, researchers have documented dramatic shifts in high-elevation mountain meadows, revealing that changes in climate alter not only the plants ...

Trees are not passive bystanders but actively sense and respond to threats. They detect insect and animal attacks through ...

Is there a fungus among us? If you want to improve your soil while growing some tasty mushrooms, perhaps there should be! Here's what you need to know.

Gardening expert Alan Titchmarsh urges Brits to do one thing before the end of the month to give them the best start for ...

Alan Titchmarsh, who became a popular star on Gardeners' World, says the winter months are perfect for doing one gardening job, so long as your soil isn't waterlogged or frozen solid ...

Earth's biosphere is brimming with symbiotic relationships: from bacteria that became our cells' mitochondria, to mycorrhizal fungi that help plants ...

Most people sow forage radishes in the fall and allow the winter’s cold weather to terminate the crop without manual intervention. However, you can sow these as winter cover crops in February as long ...