Jo Handelsman, Obama’s former science advisor, explains why more farms are experiencing erosion, and how it reduces crop yields. The following is an excerpt from A World Without Soil: The Past, ...

Topsoil holds a balance of organic matter, air, water and minerals and as such is the layer that facilitates life in the soil. Researchers think we have already lost upwards of a third of the topsoil ...

In a discovery that has repercussions for everything from domestic agricultural policy to global food security and the plans to mitigate climate change, researchers at the University of Massachusetts ...

Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is 10 ...

Sloped yards don't have to be barren. These plants stand up to erosion and can help make hilly landscapes beautiful.

Aerial cover crop seeding helps Ohio farmers improve soil health and manage wet fields before the fall harvest.

Omaha Public Works said soil erosion closed part of a downtown parking garage.

Soil erosion poses a major threat to sustainable land use in Ethiopia’s highland regions, where steep terrain and expanding agriculture accelerate environmental degradation. This study assesses ...