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 ...

Living organisms need nitrogen as a central building block for protein formation, for example. However, although our ...

New research reveals that hydrothermal vents provided early Earth with abundant nitrogen, challenging previous theories.

This document helps agricultural producers understand how N interacts in the environment through the N cycle to guide maintenance and sustainability of agricultural crop production. The Nitrogen Cycle ...

A study of ancient stromatolites reveals that ammonium reservoirs in early Earth's oceans, likely influenced by volcanic ...

Tabulata and Rugosa are orders of extinct corals that have been taxonomically described for more than 170 years. They were ...

Nitrogen gas makes up 78% of Earth’s atmosphere and is an essential component in amino acids and proteins. However, plants and animals cannot use nitrogen gas directly. Nitrates and other ...

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By not tilling the soil and disrupting the world of the soil microbiome, organisms are able to do their job of capturing ...

A study led by researchers at the University of Vermont describes how whales can transport essential nutrients like nitrogen ...