The MicroIker group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has explored the diversity and distribution of ...

Researchers formally describe Helmetia expansa, offering new insights into its anatomy, behavior and evolutionary relationships.

Deep soils vital for life host an active new microbial phylum, CSP1-3. These microbes may be key to innovative water ...

The best time to plant a tree, the old saying goes, was 20 years ago, and the second-best time is today. The same concept ...

This is an excellent example of what it means to have the deep ocean as a frontier, a relatively unexplored part of our ...

A field known as synthetic biology has become one of the most highly anticipated in science. Its outputs range from golden ...

About 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by marine ecosystems. Byestimates According to marine biologists, the biomass of microorganisms is about 9 ...

It is a well-known fact that food is one of the most critical factors influencing health. Some describe it as the “800-pound ...

Kiel. How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and MARUM - Centre for Marine ...

Many bacteria and archaea can be used to produce nitrogen fertilizer with much lower greenhouse-gas emissions than synthetic fertilizers. This is because the microbes fix nitrogen at room ...

In recent years, our understanding of archaeal diversity has greatly expanded, especially with the discovery of new groups like the Asgard archaea. These archaea show diverse phylogenetic and genomic ...