Biogeochemists have shown that rare doubly heavy nitrogen-15 molecules act as a natural fingerprint of microbial nitrogen ...

Nitrogen is essential for life. It's needed to build proteins, DNA and many other components of cells. Although nitrogen gas ...

Nitrogen is one of the primary nutrients critical for the survival of all living organisms. Although nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere, it is largely inaccessible in this form to most ...

Researchers using cryo-electron microscopy have discovered that methanogen nitrogenase forms an inactive protein supercomplex ...

Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also play a far more complex and important role in regulating the global nitrogen ...

Under our feet, in the soil, is a wealth of microbial activity. Just like humans have different metabolisms and food choices, so do those microbes. In fact, microbes play an important role in making ...

Nitrogen is essential for life. It's needed to build proteins, DNA and many other components of cells. Although nitrogen gas makes up almost 80 ...

A comprehensive review published in Nitrogen Cycling highlights significant advances in understanding the soil nitrogen cycle, emphasizing the critical role of microbial processes and innovative ...

Complete ammonia-oxidizing (comammox) Nitrospira are recognized as key players in the nitrogen cycle, yet their ecological roles in extreme environments remain poorly ...

Excess nitrogen entering rivers, lakes, and groundwater is a major environmental challenge worldwide. Fertilizers, livestock waste, domestic sewage ...

But different microbes have distinct roles to play, and environmental factors influence activity. Under our feet, in the soil, is a wealth of microbial activity. Just like humans have different ...