New research could help land managers make faster decisions about how to respond to wildfires.

When catastrophic wildfires capture global headlines, such as the unprecedented blazes sweeping through southern Europe this ...

Soil moisture content is the main factor that controls how far and at what concentration natural gas spreads from a leaked pipeline underground, a new study has found. Soil moisture content is the ...

Sandy soil drains quickly, which sounds wonderful until a hot stretch arrives and the garden suddenly behaves like a colander ...

Learn what corn sweat is, how corn releases moisture into the air, and why it's only one factor behind the Midwest's humid ...

"Depending on the plants, when there is intense heat and dryness, it might be necessary to water every other day," Manfredini says. "To test, take your index finger and shove it in the soil. If it ...