They’re far from the meal of choice for any bacterium, but some that live in contaminated soil have mutated to break down organic contaminants like PFAS so that they can use their carbon as an energy ...

A research team has shown that methanogens, micro-organisms ubiquitous in low-oxygen environments like aquifers, soil and even permafrost, can propel their growth by dissolving calcium carbonate, one ...

Proper maintenance ensures improved yield and income. On the contrary, poor soil health can create a breeding ground for ...

A recently developed interdisciplinary project called Place-Based Soil Data Interpretation and Research in Texas (PBS-DIRT), ...

A new study published in Ecological Processes by researchers at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of ...

Soil and water tests confirm workers in Ventura County raspberry fields were infected by the rare disease leptospirosis.

Bacteria that caused 19 people who work in raspberry and blackberry hoop houses to fall ill last year from a rare bacterial ...