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

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

Most of Australia’s plants rely on a hidden underground network of fungi for water and minerals. They could be in trouble – ...

Scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a new group of microbes living deep underground that help purify ...

A benthic aquatic macroinvertebrate is a small creature that does not have a backbone and lives at the bottom of a body of ...

You might know South Australia's iconic Coorong from the famous Australian children's book, Storm Boy, set around this ...

Bacteria play key roles in degrading organic matter, both in the soil and in aquatic ecosystems. While most bacteria digest ...

Secondly, a diverse community of soil organisms, including bacteria and fungi, is crucial for nutrient cycling and maintaining a healthy soil ecosystem. Well-structured soil is also essential for ...

Rock outcrops, long regarded as passive geological features, may play an active and crucial role in shaping soil function in ...

A new study out of the University of Vermont quantifies just how much migrating female whales do to sustain ocean ecosystems. The answer is: a lot.

(Credit: Martin van Aswegen, NOAA permit 21476) New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, supporting the health of ...