When farmland is abandoned and allowed to return to nature, forests and grasslands naturally regrow and absorb carbon dioxide ...

Global change driven by anthropogenic pressures has profoundly affected ocean biogeochemical cycles. Natural fluxes have been disrupted due to imbalances, often in excess, of key elements like carbon, ...

Researchers have identified a previously unknown group of bacteria, called UBA868, as key players in the energy cycle of the deep ocean. They are significantly involved in the biogeochemical cycle in ...

A study led by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Professor Alexandre Rosado has revealed an unusual ...

and anaerobes consistently coexist and sustain remarkably similar and complete biogeochemical cycles," said Li-Hau. The metagenomic analysis also revealed that these communities of microorganisms ...

Staff member joins a cruise of opportunity aboard E/V Nautilus The six floats we deployed on this trip are part of the Global Ocean Biogeochemistry array (GO-BGC), funded by the National Science ...

Current conditions in Japanese hot springs give clues as to how some of these ancient microorganisms survived and adapted.

Biogeochemical cycles billions of years ago (IMAGE) University of Tokyo Caption A complex web of interactions between geological features including volcanoes, subsurface mantle, oceans and the ...

Researchers have unveiled a surprising new way that soil microbes can use sunlight energy—even after the lights go out. A ...

These types of changes are "going to affect us, because we rely on the ocean for our air, our food, our climate regulation.” ...

"Paying off." Scientists discover stunning solution to major problems in US waterways: 'Modern-day canaries in the coal mine' ...