By Bruce Spangenberg Soils are the foundation of gardens and landscapes, featuring characteristics that vary among locations ...

The northern prairie skink, Manitoba’s only lizard species, also calls Spirit Sands home. These small, elusive reptiles depend on the warm, sandy environment to survive. Another unique inhabitant is ...

Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

The answer is pretty simple: Keep plants growing in it. Plants that germinate in the late summer, sending their roots deep into the soil, will provide a place for water to go. This also provides for ...

Swiss watches, cheese, chocolate and some of the highest mountains in the world are some of what Switzerland is known for.