Composting turns organic waste into nutrient-rich material, but improper temperature and moisture control can allow pathogens to survive and increase safety risks. Researchers at the University of Ten ...

The new sensor network with AI robots will improve composting safety and efficiency, the University of Tennessee researchers ...

Botanical sensors are turning greenery into living data networks while monitoring plant health and optimizing yields.

BENGLURU: The Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) is now systematically scanning the Indian landmass, offering a new way to track one of agriculture’s most critical but invisible factors: soil ...

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We all know rain and snow help fill up the Colorado River —but a new study led by ASU researcher Swastik Ghimire shows the ground beneath our feet may be just as important. When the soil is too dry, ...

Abstract: The calibration process involved comparing data from capacitive sensors with soil moisture content measured continuously by the volumetric water content (VWC) method. The results showed that ...

The increasing frequency of once-in-a-decade agricultural and ecological drought has underscored the urgency of studying hydrological changes. A research team from the Department of Land Surveying and ...

Earth has lost enough soil moisture in the last 40 years to change the planet’s spin and shift the location of the North Pole, according to a new study published today in Science that tracks how human ...