Phytochelatin synthases (PCSs) produce phytochelatins—tiny, cysteine-rich peptides that bind and neutralize toxic metal ions ...

Healthy soil sustains life. Minimize disturbance, keep living roots, boost biodiversity and maintain cover to improve yields, ...

"We have found a habitable environment," said John Grotzinger, project scientist for the Curiosity mission. "The water that was here was so benign and supportive of life that if a ...

When a North Dakota farmer stopped plowing and spraying his land, most people thought he was crazy. But within years, the ...

Healthy soil is the heart of thriving gardens and homesteads. Knowing the complex makeup of soil and how to care for it, can ...

Long before humans built computers, nature built a better one. Razan Al Mubarak sees biodiversity as the planet’s original ...

Just below our feet, there is a universe that is busy, active and alive. Next Saturday, the High Desert Museum invites ...

Researchers have recently proven that common soil bacteria can use light captured earlier in the day to power chemical work ...

Marquandomyces marquandii is a common species of soil mold, and a promising candidate for the job. This fungus has had a bit of an identity crisis, being misclassified as Paecilomyces marquandii until ...

Researchers have unveiled a surprising new way that soil microbes can use sunlight energy — even after the lights go out. A ...

Scientists have spotted a never-before-seen tubular structure inside a bacterium, now named Profftella, that lives alongside the world’s most damaging citrus pest. The discovery opens a fresh window ...

Fungi are vital to natural ecosystems by breaking down dead organic material and cycling it back into the environment as nutrients. But new research from the University of Utah finds one species, ...