Pure-culture study links fatty-acid breakdown to methane in one archaeon
A pure-culture study of an archaeon from a Chinese petroleum reservoir shows that fatty-acid oxidation can be coupled directly to ...
Tag: methanogenesis
Lab tests: microscale iron reduces rice arsenic but boosts methane
A controlled microcosm and greenhouse rice study found that microscale zero-valent iron reduced arsenic in grain by 34% while increasing ...
Tropical Seagrass Meadows Bury Carbon but Quietly Leak Methane, Study Finds
A year-long study of a tropical seagrass meadow in Taiwan finds that its sediments produce methane steadily, yet nearly all ...
New Methanogen Species Found Thriving 2.7 Kilometers Deep in Siberian Aquifer
Scientists have isolated Methanothermobacter tomskensis sp. nov., a novel hydrogenotrophic methanogen dominating a 2.7-kilometer-deep thermal aquifer in Western Siberia, revealing ...
When Floods Suffocate Soil: How Roots Rewire Their Microbial Allies Underwater
A new review reveals how flooding transforms root exudates and soil redox chemistry to restructure rhizosphere microbial communities, with implications ...
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Sorts Its Ocean Into Ice Grains, Boosting the Hunt for Alien Life
Two new Science Advances studies show that Enceladus's ice plumes naturally concentrate ocean chemicals, including potential biosignatures, and that methane-producing ...
Microbes Could Survive in the Hidden Ocean of Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
A new LMU study shows that methane-producing archaea can grow under simulated Enceladus seafloor conditions, suggesting the moon's hidden ocean ...
Coconut Water Waste Becomes Biogas in Full-Scale Reactor Trial
Researchers in Kerala have shown that acidic waste coconut water from oil mills can be converted into biogas at full ...
Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Sorts Ocean Clues Into Ready-Made Samples for Life Detection
New studies in Science Advances show that Enceladus's ice plumes naturally segregate and concentrate the moon's ocean chemistry, making it ...
Hot Spring Archaeon Turns Fats Straight into Methane, Rewriting Methanogenesis Rulebook
Researchers report that a thermophilic archaeon from hot spring sediments can directly convert long-chain fatty acids into methane through a ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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