Research Summaries

Scientists discovered how iron atoms continually re-arrange on surfaces, offering insights into metal corrosion and soil remediation.

Detailed 3D images show how nanoparticles change in reactions that purify contaminated water or power recyclable geochemical batteries.

Researchers offer insights into how a key piece of photosynthetic machinery changed over 3 billion years.

Researchers demystify how the nitrogenase enzyme breaks bonds to learn a better way to make ammonia.

The symmetrical light-gathering, energy-producing complex offers insights into how modern photosystems evolved.

Even a single species of bacteria can positively affect soils and plants, improving and even enabling agriculture in semi-arid areas.

First-of-a-kind study advances understanding of microbial and viral communities involved in biomass breakdown.

Scientists reveal the importance of an amino acid that supplies energy and protection for microbial communities deep underground.

An atomic view of how toxic uranium binds to iron minerals in the environment enables better predictions of its behavior.

Three types of water molecules form around a platinum-based ion, offering insights for waste processing and metal refining.