Scientists have uncovered a surprising strategy plants use to thrive when an essential nutrient—sulfur—is in short supply.

Put away your sifting pans and pick axes because there's a tree that grows the next best thing to money. Don't expect to ...

Pipinos points to a strong link between soil microbes, plant health and human health. Ergothioneine, she said, has already ...

Architects and microbiologists are exploring whether making buildings hospitable to friendly microorganisms can improve human ...

This review explores how Cadmium (Cd), a toxic heavy metal can be used for eco-friendly remediation through multi-omics ...

Beneficial microbes, plant-based solutions provide crop protection alternatives for outsmarting adaptive bacteria.

Future missions to the Moon could see astronauts growing the first plants on the lunar surface. But, getting lunar soil to grow plants has been a tricky process. Scientists may have finally had a ...

Finnish researchers discovered tiny gold nanoparticles within Norway spruce needles, a process seemingly driven by microbes.

They feast on bubbles of methane seeping out of the ocean floor. Could their appetites be harnessed to slow climate change?

Researchers incubated permafrost samples from Alaska at different temperatures and found that microbes from the last ice age ...