Research by microbiologists Reinier Egas and Cornelia Welte of Radboud University shows that many methane-consuming ...

Coastal environmental science focuses on dynamic terrestrial-marine transitional habitats, including estuaries, intertidal flats and coastal sediments.

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 ...

Plastic pollution is a global problem. It damages ecosystems, endangers animals, and in the form of nanoplastic particles can ...

Perfectly adapted microorganisms live in extreme environments from deep-sea trenches to mountaintops. Learning more about how these extremophiles survive in hostile conditions could inform scientists ...

Researchers are continually looking for new ways to hack the cellular machinery of microbes like yeast and bacteria to make products that are useful for humans and society. In a new proof-of-concept ...

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 ...

The Earth is dominated by terrestrial and aquatic low-temperature environments. Cold environments cover over 25% of the world ...

Scientists hope to understand if there should be a recommended daily intake of healthy microbes 20% of children, 26% of adults consume foods with high levels of microorganisms Foods good for gut ...

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 ...