Ammonia (NH3) is essential for fertilizers and emerging carbon-free energy technologies, yet its conventional production via ...

Nitrogen is one of the primary nutrients critical for the survival of all living organisms. Although nitrogen is very abundant in the atmosphere, it is largely inaccessible in this form to most ...

When snow blankets the landscape, it may seem like life slows down. But beneath the surface, an entire world of activity is ...

Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) are some of the most abundant microorganisms in the ocean and play a key role in nitrogen cycling. Yet, despite their ubiquity, scientists have long puzzled over how ...

Researchers showed that teosinte gene fragments in modern corn suppress nitrifying and denitrifying soil bacteria, reducing ...

Denmark could save lives and more than $300 million a year by reducing the amount of nitrate in its drinking water. This, according to calculations by researchers from the University of Copenhagen, ...

Dr. Tanja Stratmann’s project, titled “Nitrogen Cycling in Modern Sponges with Clues About Their Role in Past Oceans” (SPYCLING for short), focuses on marine sponges as representatives of the oldest ...

Nitrogen boosts regrowth in tropical forests, accelerating recovery and helping young forests absorb more carbon dioxide.

A lot of governments are spending serious money on farm conservation, yet the rivers are not getting cleaner as fast as ...

Corn bred with genes from wild relatives can reshape soil microbial communities and reduce nitrogen loss — with no yield ...

Report outlines progress on the state’s response, long-term strategies to reduce groundwater nitrate concentration SALEM — The state of Oregon on Friday, Jan. 30, released the first annual progress ...