Nitrogen fertilizers have been extremely important in the rise of modern agriculture and food security. Source: Unsplash/George Bakos ...

Rare blue proteins from cold-adapted microbes can serve as prototypes to design molecular on-off switches for cells ...

In the fight against a devastating kiwifruit disease, scientists have discovered that the plant’s own microbiome may be its ...

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are man-made chemicals found in a number of everyday items, including ...

A recent breakthrough in the world of microscopic life has scientists reevaluating the boundaries of cellular existence.

In the vast and often unseen world of microscopic life, a recent discovery may force scientists to rethink what it means to ...

In the frozen reaches of the planet—glaciers, mountaintops, and icy groundwater—scientists have uncovered strange ...

Imagine the magnificent glaciers of Greenland, the eternal snow of the Tibetan high mountains, and the permanently ice-cold ...

It has genes for ribosomes, tRNAs, and mRNAs. These components are the scaffolding of life: the tools by which cells read ...

The advanced biotech sector can create $1T in annual economic value, but only with major investments in fermentation to ...

Scientists have discovered Sukunaarchaeum mirabile, a unique archaeon residing within marine plankton, challenging traditional definitions of life. Th ...