The bacteria that cause deadly anthrax disease persist in the earth, a place their ancestors preferred over petri dishes and ...

Warmer soils harbor a greater diversity of active microbes, according to a new study. The study represents a significant shift in our understanding of how microbial activity in the soil influences the ...

Researchers discovered that microbes respire three times as much CO2 from lignin carbons compared to cellulose carbons. When soil microbes eat plant matter, the digested food follows one of two ...

This illustration depicts the impact of urbanization on soil microbial communities across different climates and vegetation types. The top section shows a gradient from natural forests to urban ...

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 ...

A breathtaking, lush, verdant garden that nourishes our souls and makes us the envy of the neighborhood. And to make that ...