From manure and crushed bones to bird droppings and even human waste. For thousands of years, farmers have known that adding fertilisers to their crops can dramatically improve their yield. These ...

The Environment Agency and the University of Stirling have published a new report on the links between phosphorus concentrations and ecology in English rivers.

If phosphorus stayed locked in the soil, farmers would have wasted money on fertilizer they didn’t need. And excess phosphorus in soil can hinder the uptake of essential plant micronutrients and alter ...

Toluwase Olukayode studies at the Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan. University of Saskatchewan provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University ...

Scientists have developed a new edge-of-field water-treatment system that reduces the load of excess nutrients washing into ...

A new study shows that while Phosphorus is a key element to global food security, its supply chain is a black box. This can lead to social, political and environmental issues, which in turn can create ...

Liverwort uses hair-like rhizoids to collect phosphorus from its surroundings and deliver it to where it is needed. This Kobe ...

April 29, 2010 (Orlando, Florida) — Taking a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) with a phosphate binder might improve phosphorus control in patients on hemodialysis, according to a retrospective study ...

Despite the pressure to remove duties, experts warn it may not be a silver bullet for high prices. Josh Linville, vice ...