Scientists have identified a brand-new species of worm living in the Great Salt Lake, marking only the third known animal ...

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The gut microbiome, a complex ecosystem of microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract, plays a crucial role in ...

A recent study shows that bacteria living inside colorectal tumors form distinct ecosystems that are closely linked to how ...

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Plant physiological ecology has increasingly recognized volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as integral mediators of plant ...

Utah biologists have characterized D. woaabi, the first of two nematode species recently discovered in the lake’s ...

Tucked away beside the main road that runs along Eleuthera, a narrow island in the Bahamas, the Leon Levy Native Plant ...

The goal should be a new golden rule linking the search for life elsewhere to the spread of life beyond the bounds of Earth.

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How much carbon can the ocean absorb, and what happens to it as the planet warms? Sonya Dyhrman, a microbial oceanographer and professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, is trying to answer these ...