Permafrost researchers have recovered microbes trapped in 40,000-year-old permafrost, finding that these ancient microbes can ...

Adding biochar to farmland soils is widely promoted as a climate-friendly practice, but its impact on greenhouse gas ...

An unlikely project which encourages participants to soil your undies is gaining ground in learning about microbiology..

In a multi-generation experiment, researchers found microbes helped plants cope with drought, but not in response to plants' cries for help. Instead, the environment itself selected for ...

Locating diamond deposits in the earth isn't always an exact science, so the greater the number of methods of doing so, the better. A new study now suggests that soil microbes may point the way to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . WASHINGTON — Long-term warming is associated with genetic changes in soil microbes, "resulting in altered ...

After you die, bacteria harvest your body for the nutrients that help push daisies. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Each human ...

A process that works with naturally occurring microbes in soil to reduce its water content is showing promise as a more environmentally sustainable way to stabilize buildings in earthquake-prone zones ...

Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab-and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics originated from microbes, yet as antibiotic resistance spreads and drug pipelines ...

Researchers just unleashed microbes trapped in Arctic ice for 40,000 years: ‘These are not dead samples’ - From The Thing to ...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are already directly responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.27 million people every year, and these challenging infections contribute to the deaths of millions more ...

URBANA, Ill. — There’s a complex world beneath our feet, teeming with diverse and interdependent life. Plants call out with chemical signals in times of stress, summoning microbes that can unlock ...