They thought ammonia-oxidizing microbes were doing the work. But the real carbon fixers were hiding in plain sight.

In a step toward better understanding how the ocean sequesters carbon, new findings from UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators challenge the current view of how carbon dioxide is “fixed” in ...

ABSTRACT: Understanding the microbial diversity of freshwater bodies provides insight into their trophic status, habitat type, and degree of contamination. This study represents the first attempt to ...

ABSTRACT: A mesocosm-based study was conducted to assess the effect of glucose and hydrogen peroxide on periphyton communities. These chemicals have been found to be effective at controlling ...

This past January, the Santa Fe chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) gave out their design awards for 2024. There were eight winners overall, and, not insignificantly, about half of ...

Picture a vibrant green, nearly perfect sphere of something moss-like bopping around a clear water-filled corked container with pebbles at the base. Give it a cute name like Mossly Cyrus, Ryan ...

Death cap mushrooms are exploiting our interconnected world to start popping up in unexpected, new places. And it's not the only fungus taking advantage. While delectable, the parasol mushroom ...

During the peer-review process the editor and reviewers write an eLife assessment that summarises the significance of the findings reported in the article (on a scale ranging from landmark to useful) ...

Two essential factors responsible for shaping ecosystems, biotic and abiotic are valuable terms for understanding our amazing world. When you hear words with the prefix or suffix of “bio”, most often ...

In biology, there are organisms that produce their own food and those that must obtain it elsewhere. This distinction between autotrophs and heterotrophs is a familiar aspect of the natural world for ...