Tiny organisms on the ground—bacteria and fungi—have a "superpower" that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull ...

In a study published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Nagoya University researchers demonstrated that native soil ...

Aromatic compounds, such as dioxins and benzene, are major soil pollutants. Their high chemical stability makes them ...

Excessive use of antibiotics in medicine, it seems, is not the only factor driving resistant bugs. The new research also ...

Soil plays a much bigger role in the spread of antibiotic resistance than one might imagine. Surprisingly, the ground beneath us is packed with antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs)—tiny codes that allow ...

A multinational research team, including Professor David W Graham from Durham University's Biosciences Department, have helped uncover a worrying new effect of climate change—the rise of antibiotic ...

A new study reveals how pairing biochar with beneficial soil bacteria could significantly improve phosphorus availability in ...

We share the world with myriad creatures from microbes to plants to other animals, and it's been said that we are all ...

New research suggests drought can stoke antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria — and that can have an impact on humans.

Researchers are linking human activity to increased gene transfer from soil bacteria to humans. Soil plays a much bigger role in the spread of antibiotic resistance than one might imagine.