Coral reefs are teeming with life: they are home to over a third of all marine animal and plant species on Earth, despite ...
When we eventually mine asteroids, humans and robots will not leave unprotected microbes on the surface. Instead, machines ...
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Today, Onyeaka is an industrial microbiologist and a deputy director of the ...
Whether dead or alive, soil microorganisms play a major role in the biogeochemical cycling of carbon in the terrestrial biosphere. But what is the specific role of death for the bacteria, fungi and ...
In the global carbon cycle microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers have investigated the methods that are utilized at extremely hot, acidic and sulfur-rich ...
Financial support for this project has been provided by the Department of Chemistry at Clemson University and by CAPES (Brazil). George Chumanov does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive ...
Scientists analyzed halite samples from 830 million years ago using optical techniques. Inside the samples, they found microorganisms such as bacteria, algae and fungi that may still be alive. NASA ...
A chunk of rock collected from the asteroid Ryugu contains bacteria—but, unfortunately, it's not evidence of alien life. Reading time 2 minutes Researchers found evidence of microbial life in what ...
In a landmark study of airborne microorganisms from ground level up to 3,500 meters, scientists have found that bacteria and fungi populate the planet's lower atmosphere in very specific ways, and if ...