In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, covering 22,000 square miles with 540 million tons of ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were ...

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has ...

amend the dirt with something coarse that will improve the makeup of your soil and increase aeration. Thoroughly blend ...

A team of American scientists sought to learn whether an American team of burrowing rodents could help restore Mount St Helens after her 1980 eruption.

Aloe vera plants require soil with exceptional drainage. In my experience, the best aloe plant potting soil contains a mix of sand, perlite, pumice, and pine bark fines. These plants do best in a ...

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 ...

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The ...

You can modify a standard potting mix or succulent or cactus mix by mixing in perlite, sand, or pumice to increase soil ...

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 ...