Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Assistant Professor Elizabeth ...

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

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Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water ...

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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 ...

In the future, researchers hope to culture some of the microbes and learn about their physiology. Unfortunately, this proves to be difficult, as deep soil conditions are hard to replicate.

Michigan State University scientists have uncovered a new microbe phylum which helps purify groundwater in Earth's deep ...

Microbes, most of them bacteria, have populated this planet since long before animal ... a period during which Western societies were infiltrated by so-called 'illegals'. Piers Brendon examines how ...

A new study has found an entire new primary category of microbes hidden within Earth's Critical Zone, sometimes referred to as the planet's "living skin". Back in the 16th century, Leonardo da ...