Climate change could affect symbiotic relationships between microorganisms and trees

Some fungi and bacteria live in symbiosis with tree roots in forest soil to obtain mutual…

Marine extremophiles: The basal level of the food chain

In nutrient-poor deep-sea sediments, microbes belonging to Archaea have outcompeted bacterial microorganisms for millions of years.…

Machine learning unlocks mysteries of quantum physics

Understanding electrons’ intricate behavior has led to discoveries that transformed society, such as the revolution in…

ESA's new mission to intercept a comet

“Comet Interceptor” has been selected as ESA’s new fast-class mission in its Cosmic Vision Programme. Comprising…

Abundance of gases in Enceladus's ocean are a potential fuel—if life is there to consume it

The subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus probably has higher than previously known concentrations of carbon…

Japan wants to launch the first ever rover to visit a Martian moon

In 2024, Japan wants to send a rover to one of Mars’s moons, Phobos and Deimos.…

How in times of trouble animals also stand together

Faced with potential violence from rival factions, dwarf mongoose groupmates pull together and behave more co-operatively,…

Climate of guilt: Flying no longer the high road for some

School’s out for summer and Swedish lawyer Pia Bjorstrand, her husband and their two sons are…

Connecting the dots: nitrogen dioxide over Siberian pipelines

New maps that use information from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite reveal emissions of nitrogen dioxide along…

Crumbling roads, grids cost poor nations billions due to storms: World Bank

Flooding, storms and other natural hazards, made more likely by climate change, cost poor nations hundreds…