Deep soils vital for life host an active new microbial phylum, CSP1-3. These microbes may be key to innovative water ...

Despite these divergent responses, the functional overlap between bacteria and fungi ensures ecosystem resilience, allowing essential processes like nutrient cycling to persist even in highly ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

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In a first-of-its-kind study, Yale researchers were able to create a global map of butterfly diversity “hot-spots.” These ...

In recent years, the Hawaiian Islands have faced a silent invasion that threatens their delicate ecosystems. The introduction ...

New research revealed the remarkable chemical diversity of substances exuded by coral reefs and demonstrated that thousands ...

Industrial fishing removes large amounts of nutrients like carbon and phosphorus. This disrupts marine food webs.

Scientists just discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth’s Critical Zone. The Critical Zone—also known as the planet’s ...