The Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell has revolutionized the way researchers think of space and its inhabitants by creating a specific method of identifying extraterrestrial life: color cataloging.
New UC Riverside research shows fungi and bacteria able to survive redwood tanoak forest megafires are microbial “cousins” that often increase in abundance after feeling the flames.
The microorganism is able to generate power while ‘purifying’ the environment. Methane is one of the primary greenhouse gases (GHG) that contributes to the greenhouse effect, leading to global warming.
A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led research team studied how bacteria swim in complex fluids, providing insight into how the microorganisms move through different environments, such as their natural habitats or inside the human body. Photo credit: Cheng Research Group, University of Minnesota.