Soil microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water ...

A new phylum of microbes has been discovered in the Earth’s Critical Zone. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes ...

The impacts of alpine grassland restoration on microbial community stability and its relationship with the plant-soil system are unclear. Here, using co-occurrence network analysis, the authors ...

Halloween may be seven months away but Scott Lehto, a competitive grower and local soil-health expert, is excited to share the fascinating world of giant pumpkin growing and help you ...

"Most people would think that these organisms are just like spores or dormant," James Tiedje said. "These microbes are active ...

Measuring 1.2 metres (nearly four feet) at the shoulder and two metres long, and weighing 180 kilogrammes (nearly 400 pounds) ...

For Katherine Dawkins, a Chicago Public Schools learning coach, Bret Harte Elementary School is not just a workplace. After ...

Urbanization is reshaping soil microbial communities worldwide, driving an unexpected homogenization of bacterial populations ...

Scientists have developed a new genetically engineered bacterium that could help solve the plastic pollution crisis.

Researchers from the universities in Konstanz and Vienna have discovered a new class of antibiotic that selectively targets Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium that causes gonorrhea. These ...