November 30, 2021
A Newly Discovered Enzyme Makes Ethylene and Methane
An enzyme system frees sulfur from small organic compounds to make a surprising gaseous side product.
November 3, 2021
Predatory Bacteria, Eat Thy Neighbor
In natural soil, predatory bacteria grow faster than their prey.
November 1, 2021
Drone Flights Give Scientists Better Data on Vegetation in the Arctic Tundra
Novel multi-sensor drone imagery enhances our understanding of the spatial patterns of Arctic vegetation.
October 22, 2021
Tropical Rainfall Pattern Will Increase Rainfall Variability in Pacific Northwest
The tropical Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) rainfall pattern brings change to non-tropical parts of the United States.
October 19, 2021
Turbulence Can Help Activate Aerosol Particles to Form Clouds
Turbulent air in the atmosphere affects how cloud droplets form. New research changes the way scientists model clouds and, therefore, climate.
September 14, 2021
Keeping Waste Where It Belongs: Grain Size Explains How Spent Nuclear Fuel Enters the Environment
Microscopic features of neptunium dioxide control how contaminants dissolve in underground disposal of spent nuclear fuel.
July 26, 2021
Warming Soil Means Stronger Microbe Networks
Soil warming leads to more complex, larger, and more connected networks of microbes in those soils.
June 25, 2021
Microbes Use Ancient Metabolism to Cycle Phosphorus
Microbial cycling of phosphorus through reduction-oxidation reactions is older and more widespread than expected.
June 21, 2021
Molybdenum Limits Microbes’ Ability to Remove Harmful Nitrate from Soil
Molybdenum Limits Microbes’ Ability to Remove Harmful Nitrate from Soil
June 17, 2021
Molecular Connections from Plants to Fungi to Ants
Lipids transfer energy and serve as an inter-kingdom communication tool in leaf-cutter ants’ fungal gardens.