Grazing livestock and farming over the past 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, ...

Midwest soil is eroding at an alarming rate according to new, first-of-its-kind research. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts found that the rate of soil erosion in the Midwestern US is ...

After years of public outcry, the New Bortianor community in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region continues to face a severe environmental crisis due to devastating soil erosion.

Soil erosion, the most common type of land degradation, is a natural process that displaces the upper layer of soil, which is where plants get most of their nutrients and water needed for growing.

By mid-February, the soil was frozen down to 6 inches in Moscow. In the weeks prior to the snow melt, seven to 10 inches of snow accumulated over the frozen soil in the Moscow-Pullman, Wash., area.