Despite accounting for a significant portion of the Earth's prokaryotic biomass, controls on
the abundance and biodiversity of microorganisms residing in the continental subsurface …

A great number of the bacteria and archaea on Earth are found in subsurface environments
in a physiological state that is poorly represented or explained by laboratory cultures …

Organic-rich marine shales are developed in both the Cambrian Qiongzhusi Formation and
the Ordovician Wufeng Formation–Silurian Longmaxi Formation in South China, but are …

Hydrogen is a key energy source for subsurface microbial processes, particularly in
subsurface environments with limited alternative electron donors, and environments that are …

Energy conversion of sunlight by photosynthetic organisms has changed Earth and life on it.
Photosynthesis arose early in Earth's history, and the earliest forms of photosynthetic life …

BACKGROUND: Improvement in lung function after macrolide antibiotic therapy has been
attributed to reduction in bronchial infection by specific bacteria. However, the airway might …

The aqueous alteration of ultramafic rocks through serpentinization liberates mantle carbon
and reducing power. Serpentinization occurs in numerous settings on present day Earth …

Uncovers the Key Role Microbes Play in the Transformation of Oxidizable and Reducible
MineralsMany areas of geomicrobial processes are receiving serious attention from …

A committee of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG) has reviewed and
updated the description of Special Regions on Mars as places where terrestrial organisms …

In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge.
Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon's poles. Discoveries on the surface of Mars point to …