Decomposition is essential to all ecosystems, both on land and in the ocean. In marine environments, decomposition and nutrient recycling keep food webs functioning, prevent the buildup of organic ...

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 ...

Raquel S. Peixoto is a professor in the Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. Thinking Small and ...

Previous insights into microbial communities in groundwater have been based primarily on more easily available samples of cells floating freely in the water. However, prior studies already indicated ...