Four autotrophic carbon-fixation pathways were already known and Berg et al. now report a fifth pathway that is used by archaea from diverse habitats. The best-known autotrophic pathway is the ...

Forget snakes and spiders—a new review details venomous plants, fungi, and even bacteria, proving that nature's deadliest ...

A 'biological universe' exists in a gram of soil. Find out how the soil biota within this tiny universe transform energy, create and modify their habitat, influence soil health, and aid in the ...

Periphyton Response to Additions of Glucose and Hydrogen Peroxide as Control Measures of Harmful Algal Blooms. Journal of ...

MOE Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, ...

Microbes play key roles in the redox cycling of iron (Fe), the fourth most abundant element as well as the most abundant redox active metal in the Earth's crust. Microorganisms capable of oxidizing ...