Microbial ecology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region represents a rapidly evolving frontier at the ...

Researchers have launched a database highlighting microbes that support human health and ecosystem resilience.

A two-year expedition across the Pacific Ocean has revealed that the microbes present on coral reefs there may be as varied as the microbiome of the rest of the planet’s ecosystems combined. This ...

Soil contamination by cadmium is a growing global challenge that threatens food safety, agricultural productivity, and ...

The unique blend of fungi and bacteria in a region’s soil may be the strongest factor explaining its rates of childhood allergic disease, with certain assemblages of soil critters appearing linked ...

One of the most critical studies on microbial ecology is to reveal microbial turnover patterns along spatial, temporal, or environmental gradients.

Globally, soils contain three times as much carbon as exists in the atmosphere and all plants, combined. Which means that understanding how soil ...