So, the political gang up to oust President Tinubu will not work unless he decides not to re-contest otherwise, the opposition is building a mansion on a sandy soil that will collapse. Are you ...

Julian Leyland receives funding from UKRI. Sand underpins everything from skyscrapers to smartphones. Sharp sand (as opposed to rounded desert sand) is the key ingredient in concrete, while high ...

My name is Thanh, and I live in a remote rural area in the mountainous northern province of Vietnam. I'm on a life-building journey in the woods. Russian American ballerina Ksenia Karelina has ...

It is super easy and budget-friendly to grow the plant, and to put a cherry on top, you DO NOT need soil, sand, or even a pot to grow these microgreens. So, without much ado, here we list out the ...

While millions of Americans vacation on beaches every year to seek out sun, sand and the sea, many might not realize how dangerous digging holes in the sand can be. In February 2024, a 7-year-old ...

It soon becomes apparent that the water just runs through the sand and the soil is dry again soon after we water it. Fertilizer seems like the right thing to do but just like water, it seems like ...

"The species we studied have the peculiarity of being adapted to sandy soil habitats, which confers traits such as reduced or absent limbs, reduced eyes, and raised rostral scales. These are ...

A few inorganic (non-living) soil amendments include sand, perlite and vermiculite. Many common organic soil amendments don’t last long in our soils and climate. Materials such as peat moss ...

Recently, the soil improvement sector has used 0.05–3 % CNTs by weight of the soil to improve the compressive strength of clayey sand soil. This shows that a very small amount of CNTs can ...

What’s more, the process of mulching helps to improve the water conservation quality of your soil — depending on the mineral composition. Sandy soil tends to release the water quickly ...

Aaah, sand. Every summer, it becomes an essential part of how beach-goers have fun—or suffer—under the sun. But love it or hate it, you may have wondered where sand comes from, why it’s ...