Sandy loam? Loamy soil? There are many terms to describe the ground under your feet. Here's how to determine the composition ...

Similar soils can be found from state to state, but their common names are different because those names come from specific locations. Elements of a Holdrege soil are a thick, dark-colored topsoil, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The objectives of the study discussed in this article were to develop an empirical relationship between the saturated hydraulic conductivity ...

Sandy McGillivray, an archaeologist studying the Minoan ruins of Palaikastro on the eastern shore of Crete, had never seen anything like it. While strolling along the beach, McGillivray noticed bits ...

The US Geological Survey conducted new research studying the microscopic layer of minerals on tiny sediment grains, finding that the mineral composition of these coatings on sediment grains in the ...

A farmer has been ordered to pay more than £40,000 after allowing a silt, soil and potato mudslide to pollute a nearby river. David Mitchell, of Hillcommon, near Milverton, Somerset, was renting a ...