Arctic permafrost stores nearly 1,700 billion metric tons of frozen and thawing carbon.
Anthropogenic warming threatens to release an unknown quantity of this carbon to the …

The soil microbiome governs biogeochemical cycling of macronutrients, micronutrients and
other elements vital for the growth of plants and animal life. Understanding and predicting …

In the Anthropocene, in which we now live, climate change is impacting most life on Earth.
Microorganisms support the existence of all higher trophic life forms. To understand how …

Microplastics (MPs) are characterized by small particle sizes (< 5 mm) and are widely
distributed in the soil environment. To date, little research has been conducted on …

The atmosphere has recently been recognized as a major source of energy sustaining life.
Diverse aerobic bacteria oxidize the three most abundant reduced trace gases in the …

The global atmospheric level of methane (CH4), the second most important greenhouse
gas, is currently increasing by∼ 10 million tons per year. Microbial oxidation in unsaturated …

The signs of climate change are undeniable, and the inevitable impact for Earth and all its
inhabitants is a serious concern. Ice is melting, sea levels are rising, biodiversity is declining …

Reduction in methane emissions to the Earth's atmosphere is a critical strategy for tackling
climate change. It is well established that anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) associated …

Background Peatlands are expected to experience sustained yet fluctuating higher
temperatures due to climate change, leading to increased microbial activity and greenhouse …

A combination of physicochemical and radiotracer analysis, high-throughput sequencing of
the 16S rRNA, and particulate methane monooxygenase subunit A (pmoA) genes was used …