The Department of Glaciology and Climate at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS) is looking for a dedicated and enthusiastic postdoctoral resea

Combining 27 years of citizen science data with whole-genome sequencing, the authors show that mass mortality of purple martins caused by a severe winter storm in the USA had demographic consequences ...

Deep beneath Sulawesi, a single site preserves nearly the entire human story of an island, and hints that different kinds of humans may once have shared the same ground.

A pipeline for the analysis of sedimentary ancient mtDNA. - mpieva/quicksand

Abstract. Bovines have a complex yet poorly understood evolutionary history that is characterized by admixture and diversity loss during the Late Pleistoce

Abstract. Ancient DNA extracted from the sediments of archaeological sites (sedaDNA) can provide fine-grained information about the composition of past eco

Methane, a greenhouse gas and energy source, is commonly studied using stable isotope signals as proxies for its formation processes. In subsurface environments, methane often exhibits equilibrium iso...

Genome annotation, alignment and phylogenetics are at the centre of most studies in evolutionary genomics. These techniques function best when rooted in prior work. Genes are mined from new genomes u....

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - Competition between Pseudomonas species constrains ecological diversification in polymicrobial biofilms

Abstract. The human nasal microbiome can serve as a reservoir for pathogens. In particular, the opportunistic pathogen Staphylococcus aureus can be a membe

The urgent need for sustainable agriculture places biological nitrogen fixation at the forefront of current biotechnological research. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria play crucial roles in agric...

Lange et al. identify a lipid droplet quality control pathway in which FSP1 safeguards stored neutral lipids from lipid peroxidation, thereby preventing the induction of ferroptosis.

Abstract. Chemical communication, a universal mode among the interactive members within dynamic plant-microbiome systems, fundamentally drives coevolutiona

A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It ...

Alkaline pH induces a metabolic shift in Lactococcus lactis FM03 from mixed-acid to homolactic fermentation, driven by proteome-level constraints in the mixed-acid branch. This shift reduces biomass ....

Cells of some Bacillota cause food spoilage and human diseases. These organisms’ ability to do this is exacerbated by forming hard-to-kill dormant spores because of their resistance and ability to com...

Bacillus subtilis sporulation involves a fascinating phagocytic process in which the mother cell engulfs the forespore, internalizing the latter as a cell-within-a-cell. Peptidoglycan remodelling mach...

Background Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (DPA) is a valuable dicarboxylic acid that has the potential to serve as a precursor for bio-sustainable and bio-degradable materials and self-healing polymer...

Beaver-based restoration is emerging as a cost-effective conservation and climate adaptation strategy, but efforts are constrained by limited knowledge of pre-colonial beaver distribution and their lo...

Ancient microbial DNA and proteins preserved in burial concretions are changing how scientists read the record of decay — and revealing a new archive of human history.

Archaeological remains covered with concretions, including human bones, are commonly found in certain areas and time periods of interest for understan…

Abstract. Goats were among the earliest managed animals, making them a natural model to explore the genetic consequences of domestication. However, a chall

A new biomolecular technique is giving archaeologists an unprecedented window into the seafaring skills and ecological ingenuity of Micronesia’s ancient fishers.

A vast new genetic study reveals a long-hidden population that endured droughts, migrations, and empire without ever disappearing.

Tubelike organisms clung to their hosts' shells

Time-resolved drone imaging of potato crop development and seed tuber microbiome data can be used to predict potato vigour, or growth potential, in next-season crops in trial fields.

Plants have coevolved together with the microbes that surround them and this assemblage of host and microbes functions as a discrete ecological unit called a holobiont. This review outlines plant-driv...