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To others again is revealed the glory, the infinite value and meaningfulness of naked existence. . . ." Mescaline is an alkaloid produced by the peyote cactus which is native to the Rio Grande ...

There's some confusion around how often to water a Christmas cactus because of its name. Though it sounds like it might be a ...

Well-draining soil and dry periods are essential to ... a common ingredient in Mexican cuisine. Peyote, a small cactus native to Mexico and part of Texas, is increasingly popular for home gardens ...

A worm burrows its way through the dark earth, ingesting particles of soil and expelling nutrient-rich casts in a constant forage for food. Charles Darwin described earthworms as one of the most ...

The increasing human population is placing greater pressure on soil and water resources and threatening our ability to produce sufficient food, feed, and fiber. As a result, there is a growing ...

The peanut cactus is a small, clumping cactus with cylindrical stems covered in soft spines. This is another easy-to-care-for ...

The 2021 peer-reviewed study Pesticides and Soil Invertebrates: A Hazard Assessment shows that pesticides widely used in American agriculture pose a grave threat to organisms needed for healthy soil, ...

Soil carbon storage is a vital ecosystem service, resulting from interactions of ecological processes. Human activities affecting these processes can lead to carbon loss or improved storage. Aa Aa ...

Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil. Nuclear techniques provide data that ...

Soil is a mixture of tiny particles of rock, dead plants and animals, air and water. Different soils have different properties depending on their composition. Sandy soil is pale coloured and has ...