From the beginning of life on Earth, microbes, small but influential single-celled organisms, have shaped the environment ...

Forty thousand years after they were locked into Arctic ground, ancient microbes from Alaskan permafrost have stirred back to ...

Do they become “snowbirds” and relocate to warmer climates until spring? Do they hibernate like bears? Or do they continue to do the jobs they do so well, waiting for spring and fresh plantings to ...

Microplastics, tiny plastic particles pervasive in agricultural environments, interact with and disrupt the microbial ...

As drug-resistant infections continue to rise, researchers are looking for new antimicrobial strategies that are both ...

Warmer soils harbor a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study. The study represents a significant shift in our understanding of how microbial activity in the soil influences the ...

“Forever chemicals” are everywhere — water, soil, crops, animals, the blood of 97% of Americans — researchers from Drexel University’s College of Engineering are trying to figure out how they got ...

Background and aims Human activities have significantly increased nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) inputs to terrestrial ecosystems. However, the impact of N and P enrichment on soil microbial ...

Up to 30% of life, by weight, is underground. Seismic activity may renew the energy supply for subterranean ecosystems.

Nearly a third of Earth’s living mass exists underground, in dark environments where sunlight never reaches. Instead of relying on photosynthesis, these deep-living microbes survive on chemical energy ...