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 ...

Microbial activities drive the global nitrogen cycle, and in the past few years, our understanding of nitrogen cycling processes and the micro-organisms that mediate them has changed dramatically.

A new study reports that anammox, a key process in the nitrogen cycle, is barely present in Narragansett Bay even though it's a major factor just a little farther out into Rhode Island Sound.

An international group of scientists say there is an immediate need for a global assessment of the nitrogen cycle and its impact on climate. An international group of scientists say there is an ...

Under our feet, in the soil, is a wealth of microbial activity. Just like humans have different metabolisms and food choices, so do those microbes. In fact, microbes play an important role in making ...

Trees, like all living organisms, need various nutrients to grow and survive. A tree will obtain these elements from the soil, water, or the atmosphere. Of all of the elements necessary for tree ...

The understanding of ocean mechanisms in the Arctic is currently experiencing a real turning point. Research conducted by the ...

A new retrofitted mobile research van, led by a group of Boston University marine scientists, however, aims to showcase their ...