Key PointsBacteria actively sense their environment and use chemical cues to navigate their world through a process called chemotaxis.Chemotaxis aids ...

Soil erosion is widely known for degrading land and reducing agricultural productivity. But new research shows it may also ...

Scientists have long sought to explain a key mismatch in Earth's early history: oxygen-producing photosynthesis evolved ...

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 ...

Scientists exploring ways to use the ocean as a carbon sink are running into a problem that could limit the technology’s long-term effectiveness: the nutrients that marine life needs to pull carbon ...

Researchers discovered that Nitrosopumilus maritimus becomes more efficient at using iron as temperatures rise. This ...

As deep-sea waters warm, scientists expected trouble for the microbes that help keep ocean chemistry in balance. Instead, researchers found that Nitrosopumilus maritimus can adapt to warmer, ...

Researchers have proposed that the rapid loss of dissolved oxygen in oceans, lakes, and rivers qualifies as a 10th planetary ...

The Hudson River Park Trust – Research Alliance Scholars Program is rooted in the Park’s rich history as a 550-acre estuarine sanctuary stretching from Chambers Street to W 59th Street in Manhattan.

There is growing interest in the scientific community and private sector in biological approaches to marine carbon dioxide ...

As climate change pushes heat deeper into the ocean, scientists have been concerned about disruptions to marine life’s delicate balance. But new research suggests that a key microbe, Nitrosopumilus ...