How much clean is too much clean? One might ask this question, especially if they are a tad bit overzealous about cleanliness and hygiene. For those cleanliness freaks, the International Space Station ...

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a result, the global soil carbon cycle—by which carbon enters, moves through, ...

Many alpine ecosystems are undergoing vegetation degradation because of global change, which is affecting ecosystem functioning and biodiversity. The ecological consequences of alpine pioneer ...

Scientists investigating the frozen Lake Enigma in Antarctica discovered an ecosystem teeming with strange microbial communities. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Sandwiched between the freezing cold of Earth’s coldest ...

Human breast milk contains its own microbial ecosystem, and new research suggests these microbes may help seed an infant’s gut. Most discussions of breast milk highlight nutrients, antibodies, and the ...