Commercial fertilizers aren't that good for the soil or the surrounding ecosystem. Plus, they're getting pricey. This DIY fertilizer uses free kitchen scraps.

Whether you're adding plants to an already thriving garden or considering gardening as a new hobby, both require plenty of research. Then there are all the peripheral activities to consider. For ...

Spider plants are often sold as being unkillable. The reputation isn't totally wrong, but it isn't completely true either. These grass-like houseplants are certainly resilient; they'll keep growing ...

Fish fertilizer is ideal to help grow tomatoes in pots, thanks to its plant-strengthening properties. Fish fertilizer also improves soil health and offers a slow release of nutrients. The product is ...

Roughly 21 kilometers off Peru’s southern coast, the Chincha Islands hold vast deposits of seabird guano accumulated over ...

The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations ...

When it comes to the success of ancient civilizations, the first things that come to mind are typically their military ...

In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler ...

Before the Inca civilization rose to power in what’s now Peru, the Chincha Kingdom reigned as a prosperous society on the country’s southern coast. Now, scientists have discovered that seabird ...

Dozens of fertilizer bags wept blue fluid onto the forest floor. Irrigation tubes snaked across the craters of empty plant ...