Mastering the art of watering is the most crucial part of caring for houseplants. Finding the right amount, the right timing ...

Rainfall here is a rare event, sometimes absent for decades or even centuries. In such a parched environment, only a few life forms can thrive—among them are the resilient South American gray fox and ...

Astrobiologist Dirk Schulze-Makuch believes that humans may have unintentionally killed life on Mars in the 1970s.

Like something straight out of a Disney movie, a new study reveals how gophers worked to save Mount St. Helens after the 1980 ...

“If you extract all the DNA, you have DNA from living organisms and also DNA that can represent organisms that just died or ...

Soil microbiology is the scientific discipline that is concerned with the study of all biological aspects of the microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi, parasites and protozoa ...

The more life in your soil, the better your crops will thrive. Soil biodiversity is the key to improving nutrient cycling, ...

The discovery could pave the way to starving antibioitc-resistant bacteria without new drugs or harmful chemicals.

The Atacama Desert harbors unique desert life with diverse microbes.New techniques separate genetic material in low-biomass ...

A new technique allows researchers to separate external and internal DNA to identify microbes colonizing the hostile environment of the Atacama Desert.

Animals and plants also live and thrive on public squares. This creates opportunities for greater biodiversity and well-being ...

Cabbage nematodes are one of the most damaging pests affecting cabbage and other cruciferous crops since they cause stunted ...