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 ...

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is ...

We are thrilled to announce the launch of Nitrogen Cycling—a premier, peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing multidisciplinary research on the nitrogen cycle. Our mission is to ...

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are some of the most abundant microorganisms in the ocean and play a key role in nitrogen cycling. Yet, despite their ubiquity, scientists have long puzzled over how ...

Dr. Tanja Stratmann’s project, titled “Nitrogen Cycling in Modern Sponges with Clues About Their Role in Past Oceans” (SPYCLING for short), focuses on marine sponges as representatives of the oldest ...

Researchers showed that teosinte gene fragments in modern corn suppress nitrifying and denitrifying soil bacteria, reducing ...

Tropical forests have long been treated as slow, patient allies in the fight against climate change, quietly locking away ...