Grassland degradation fundamentally reshapes how biodiversity supports ecosystem multifunctionality, shifting it from being ...

Female bumblebees visiting flowers of Chamaecrista latistipula in the wild. The insect makes internal parts of the flower vibrate in order to extract protein-rich pollen grains, which it carries away ...

These tests revealed that two molecules, including premethylenomycin C lactone, were much more effective than methylenomycin ...

For one square metre of soil, combine two buckets of compost with good handful of castings, pelletised manure, and blood and ...

Some plants thrive in more acidic soils, and this additive can provide a near-immediate decrease in pH. With that said, ...

Epsom salt has a lot of uses around the home and garden, and you may think it can help increase your soil's acidity if the pH ...

SOIL SUPERHEROES: Beans, peas and other plants in the same family grow nodules on their roots that allow them to partner with soil-borne bacteria to turn atmospheric nitrogen into plant-available ...

Overuse of antibiotics is currently the primary reason for the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Kiel University, however, have shown ...

If corn was ever jealous of soybean's relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria, advancements in gene editing could one day even the playing field. A recent study shows that gene-edited bacteria can ...

"Our findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the ecological effects of MP contamination on soil health and nutrient ...

Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab-and that's been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics originated from microbes, yet as antibiotic resistance spreads and drug pipelines ...