As organisms decompose their chemical and bacterial components can leach into the surrounding ground and water. The bodies buried in cemeteries are no exception. Hosted by: Michael Aranda Huge thanks ...

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Scientists uncover a basic principle that shows how higher nutrient levels change the pace of cell growth, revealing a universal rule that applies to microbial growth. A research group that includes a ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

Microscopic organisms are being deployed to capture methane from sources such as farms and landfills, with the potential for ...

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Since the 1950s, humanity has been searching for extraterrestrial life with increasingly sophisticated tools. But after ...

"Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative," wrote H. G. Wells. This principle—that survival requires ...

Small Yellowstone quakes changed deep groundwater chemistry and boosted hidden microbes. The study shows how shaking can ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to ...

What is ecology? The word “ecology” was proposed by German zoologist Ernst Haeckel in 1866. It means the study of the ...