Purpose of Fertilizers Fertilizers are available in various formulations. There are two primary classes: organic (or natural) ...

Minnesota has been conducting experiments to see whether planting pollinator-attractive flowers like borage can improve ...

Effects of Swine Manure Applications on Soil Nutrient Levels and Phosphorus (AG-BU-08424) is a recently published bulletin that can be obtained from the University of Minnesota Extension that ...

Black beans or black turtle beans are a small, shiny variety of beans that are commonly found in South America. Like other legumes, they are prized for their high protein and fibre content.

This essay is a follow up on the photograph published in the Jan. 16 Commonwealth (pictured above) that showed duckweed ...

Upcoming Pollution Control Agency regulations designed to reduce phosphorus levels in impaired waters are expected to cost small cities millions of dollars. But opponents aren’t sure the ...

Some Vermonters might have gotten used to beach shutdowns every summer, but will Lake Champlain ever be free of cyanobacteria ...

A new study from the University of Minnesota’s College of Science and Engineering (CSE) found it can use sensors to detect ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

Foods high in calcium include almonds, spinach, tofu, milk, certain beans, and salmon. This article covers non-dairy and vegetarian options too.

Panelists discuss how hypophosphatemia can cause both acute effects like muscle weakness and confusion and chronic ...

Legal action continues in efforts at cleaning up a portion of Ohio's waterways. The Ohio EPA has been added as a defendant, along with the U.S. EPA, in a lawsuit filed by the Board of Lucas County ...