Ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing farm soils to thin and threatens future crop yields, a new study finds. Scientists behind the study argue that unless farmers stop tilling hill slopes, ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 15: Life on Land. This Scientific Reports Collection welcomes original research on Soil erosion dynamics and management strategies.

Soil loss presents a critical global challenge, degrading ecosystems and impacting the sustainability of human society. Human activities like deforestation, construction, and agriculture can ...

Contour planting involves tilling, discing, and otherwise preparing the land in line with its natural slope, then planting crops on this same line. When you look at a topographic map, the rows and/or ...

Raindrops can wreak havoc on Earth. They just do it on a microscopic scale. At that scale, raindrops hitting bare ground have nearly the force of a hammer hitting a mound of dirt. What happens when ...

Q: I just had my slope stripped — Brazilian peppers had invaded, and they choke out everything. It is a good-sized slope and I am looking for economical and maintenance free ground cover/bushes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. House with a sloped garden bed - Pc Photography/Getty Images Whether caused by weather conditions or human activity, soil erosion ...

Talatabely, Madagascar – Joseph Randriarimalala and Bodonirina Rasoloarisoa, a farming couple in central eastern Madagascar, noticed that their half hectare land was becoming less and less fertile and ...

Ploughing and tilling on hilly slopes is causing farm soils to thin and threatens future crop yields, a new study published in Nature Food finds. For centuries, farmers have tilled the soil in their ...