Scientists have transformed RNA, a biological molecule present in all living cells, into a biosensor that can detect tiny chemicals relevant to human health. Research by scientists centers on RNA, a ...

Decades of industrialisation have polluted the waters of Italy's Mar Piccolo and brought mussel farming to its knees. Can ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in the Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where ...

An unknown group of microbes is thriving in Earth's deep soil and they’re quietly helping to clean the water that becomes our ...

The dormant algae cells remained buried at the bottom of the Baltic Sea for thousands of years, and made a full recovery once ...

Earth's oceans could one day turn purple. Nearly three fourths of Earth is covered by oceans, making the planet look like a ...

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The study revealed that the number of species in sites affected by human activity is, on average, nearly 20% lower compared ...

In an experiment simulating harsh Martian conditions, including X-ray radiation, scientists discovered that certain lichens ...

Deep soils vital for life host an active new microbial phylum, CSP1-3. These microbes may be key to innovative water ...

Mites are common in the Antarctic – there are hundreds of species. Some even live in the nasal cavities of penguins. Penguin ...

Brussels / Kiel. Led by Professor Dr Sylvia Sander of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, a group of internationally renowned marine scientists has published a Future Science Brief on ...