In a remote part of the Amazon rainforest in Peru, there’s a river with water so hot, it actually boils. In fact, it’s so extreme and so remote that for a long time, people thought the river was a ...

Microbes include bacteria, viruses, fungi, algae and archaea (single-celled microorganisms with a bacteria-like structure). They are invisible to the human eye, but they play a huge role, shaping ...

(a) Operational workflow for the experimental chamber and following fluorescence detection. (b) Internal structural layout of the environmental chamber. (c) Connection schematic linking the ...

How does an octopus use its arms? That’s the question a team of researchers set out to investigate. In the process, they discovered something intriguing — octopuses use receptors in their arms to pick ...

Nitrogen is the most important nutrient for plants. Large quantities of nitrogen fertiliser are used worldwide, but this negatively impacts the environment and climate. Microbes promote the formation ...