Because of this, when canning tomatoes at home, adding an acidifying agent such as citric acid or lemon juice is recommended to ensure safety. The additional acid ensures that the pH level falls ...

Spring often brings a deluge of toxic messaging around “summer body prep”, but, as always, it’s better to focus on keeping ...

This story appears in the April 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Castello Aragonese is a tiny island that rises straight out of the Tyrrhenian Sea like a tower. Seventeen miles west of ...

Apply pre-emergent baking soda in flower beds to deter weed seed germination early. ...

Additionally, the acidifying litter treatments have been shown to be effective in several other bird health related areas. Namely, a potential reduction in the incidence of foot pad burns, carcass ...

Knowing what makes up your soil — and how to properly amend it to be the best that it can be — will help make sure your plants thrive this spring. These easy soil tests will help.

Marine ecosystems upon which people depend on for food face a multitude of threats, including rising temperatures, acidifying waters and growing waves of plastic debris. When it comes to ...

Fish and invertebrate animals are far more affected by warmer and more acidic seawater than was previously known. The big gain of the new method is that more details become known about effects of ...

The April 8 total solar eclipse gave millions in the U.S., Mexico and Canada the rare opportunity to view the beauty of the ...

This and coming generations face tough climate challenges as warming, rising, acidifying seas threaten life on their native islands. We took grilled fish, rice, and fried breadfruit chips to eat ...

It is also a source of sulfur, an essential plant nutrient. One disadvantage of ammonium sulfate is that it is the most acidifying of the nitrogen fertilizers. Thus, periodic soil tests are necessary ...

Fish and invertebrate animals are far more affected by warmer and more acidic seawater than was previously known. This is the conclusion of a study co-led by NIOZ marine biologist Katharina Alter ...