The billions of tonnes of red mud produced as a by-product of refining alumina from bauxite ores might one day become fertile soil, thanks to a microbe-driven remediation system developed by ...

Through long-term field observations and experiments, researchers have discovered the shell-like organisms known as biological soil crusts that appear in grass grid sand barriers can firmly "seal ...

In just 40 days, a once barren plot of sand in this landlocked ... were only possible with the help of liquid “nanoclay”, a soil recovery technology whose story began 1,500 miles (2,400km ...

Even a scant 10 millimetres of water, carefully applied, transformed barren soil into thriving fields. Barley, too, has seen a resurgence, with yields jumping from 1.5 to two tonnes per hectare ...

The spot he was positioned and let to bleed as plans were being made to whisk him away has remained barren to-date. Wang'ombe says since the forest was cleared to pave way Nyayo tea in mid 1980s ...