The microbial community in the human gut has been connected to myriad conditions and disease, but it has been difficult to ...

Soil ecosystems are sustained by intricate networks of microorganisms—bacteria, fungi, archaea and microeukaryotes—that interact with one another, with plant roots and with soil physicochemical ...

In Svalbard, an isolated Arctic archipelago located between mainland Norway and the North Pole, soils remain frozen for most ...

A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ocean's smallest organisms interact. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps ...

Converting crop straw into stable soil organic matter (SOM) is essential for sustainable farming and climate resilience—but it’s notoriously inefficient in saline-alkaline soils. A recent study ...

Fusarium wilt is a major threat to global watermelon production, especially under long-term monoculture practices. Traditionally, research has focused on how pathogens invade or how certain beneficial ...

Aquaculture is expected to play an increasingly important role in global food security, yet the sector faces mounting pressures from intensification, ...

Microbes beneath our feet quietly orchestrate the health of ecosystems, but their seasonal rhythms remain a mystery—especially in coastal wetlands. A new study uncovers a surprising twist: microbial ...

New research identified gut microbiota and metabolite biomarkers linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary heart ...