The soil beneath our feet may look dull, but it is essential to all life on the planet. You might be amazed at what soil is ...

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.

Intensive agricultural practices coupled with climate change are seriously affecting soil health, causing the spread of herbicide-resistant and highly-competitive weeds, and the loss of soil ...

Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were ...

The innovation allows researchers to identify whether someone visited the beach, deboarded at a nearby train station or took ...

We naturally pick up microorganisms as we move about the world. Now, researchers have developed an AI tool that accurately ...