With its antenna now spinning at full speed, NASA’s new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) observatory has successfully re-tested its science instruments and generated its first global maps, a key ...

The good news is degraded soil can regain some of its lost heat protection. We can help ‘re-insulate’ the ground with ...

Droughts are worsening around the world due to global warming. More places are running short of water for agriculture. Scientists have developed technology to solve agriculture's water shortage. A ...

A NASA satellite launched just seven months ago has lost the use of one of two science instruments, but the space agency said Wednesday that the mission to map global soil moisture will continue. NASA ...

A new downscaling method has been developed to generate high-resolution surface soil moisture (SSM) data for mountainous regions. By integrating land surface temperature (LST) and vegetation index (VI ...

The launch of an AI-powered soil moisture mapping tool created by University of Sydney researchers could transform irrigation, fuel reduction burning, and pasture management across Tasmania and beyond ...

NASA’s new Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission to map global soil moisture and detect whether soils are frozen or thawed has begun science operations. Launched Jan. 31 on a minimum three-year ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Recent hot weather combined with strong winds baked some of the topsoil in KELOLAND and has changed some of the recent soil moisture conditions. This is what the latest ...

Fall soil conditions across the Upper Colorado River Basin are not as dry as in the past few years, but the amount of moisture packed into the dirt heading into winter is still below long-term ...