Most farm fields in the U.S. Midwest lay bare over the winter. From the time of corn and soybean harvests—sometime between September and December—until the planting season in spring, valuable topsoil is often unprotected.

Soils are under pressure from current farming practices, and the challenges are only increasing with the growing demand for food production.

There is money to be made – and potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – by finding a second life for the potato peels, fried dough particles, cheese whey and other industrial food-processing waste products that routinely end up in landfills, according to new research.

In recent years, environmental problems caused by global warming have become more apparent due to greenhouse gases such as CO2.

Is excitement over meat alternatives overheated?

A new Lancaster University project which calls for local people to watch the seabirds of Morecambe Bay is about to take full flight.

Better fisheries management and conservation is effective at turning the tide on the shark and ray declines, according to a study from Simon Fraser University researchers.

In recent years, there have been increasing reports of toxic blue-green algae blooms in summer, even in German lakes, caused by climate warming and increased nutrient inputs.

Could we feed a city on Mars? This question is central to the future of space exploration and has serious repercussions on Earth too.

Researchers discover elephant extinction could have major impact on atmospheric carbon levels.