The intricate roles of soil microorganisms in ecological processes such as organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, ...

From insignificant individual cells to a rich community full of cooperation. That is how our understanding of the world of ...

A new study shows that resilient and remarkably diverse populations of organisms can persist in the soil despite harsh and ...

One of the largest reservoirs of carbon and home to billions of microorganisms, soil is a highly complex ecosystem that is essential to a healthy climate. As climate change continues to alter the ...

Lignin, a chief component of cell walls in plants, is naturally degraded in the soil. Identifying new microorganisms involved in this degradation can help develop novel lignin breakdown processes in ...

Female bumblebees visiting flowers of Chamaecrista latistipula in the wild. The insect makes internal parts of the flower vibrate in order to extract protein-rich pollen grains, which it carries away ...

The largest population on earth is never seen with the naked eye. They are everywhere – in our bodies, on our skin, in the air, in the water, and in the soil. They are referred to collectively as ...

To find bioactive molecules with the potential to become new drugs less prone to antibiotic resistance, the researchers sequenced bacterial DNA extracted from soils from Rockefeller's field center in ...

Most creatures used to illustrate the tragedy of climate change are the familiar variety: Polar bears. Monarch butterflies. Sea turtles. Our soil, however, is often overlooked—it’s teeming with ...

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 ...