Earthworms could become unexpected allies in the global fight against antibiotic resistance, by helping farmers turn manure ...

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Mars looks familiar in telescope images, but its thin air, deep cold and radiation soaked surface would kill an unprotected ...

If you haven’t started your composting journey, consider this your sign to begin. Turning your kitchen scraps and backyard ...

Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences have found how legume plants ...

Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

Tree bark has a total surface area similar to all of the land area on Earth. It is home to a wide range of microbial species ...

Johns Hopkins University geneticists and a small army of researchers across the country, including students, are working to catalog the vast and largely unknown soil microbiome of the United States.

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Doug Steffen creates compost extracts from native microorganisms to treat seeds and soil, reducing inputs while improving ...

It's an exciting time to be a microbiologist working in rice research. A global push towards the cultivation of water-saving ...