In the South China Sea, near the Paracel Islands, the aqua-colored waters of an expansive shallow reef platform suddenly ...
Any advocate of desert ecosystems will happily tell you that the desert is not a wasteland, despite what it might look like. And while most desert regions boast vast communities of mammals, insects, ...
Microbial ecology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region represents a rapidly evolving frontier at the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest ...
Hosted on MSN
Making the International Space Stations ‘dirtier’ could be key to preserving astronaut health
• The International Space Station is an extremely sterile environment with limited microbial diversity compared to Earth, which may contribute to astronaut health problems like skin rashes and immune ...
Research on microbial responses to simulated microgravity has revealed profound alterations in growth, metabolism, gene expression and community dynamics. In space environments, the modified ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results
Feedback