In the nitrogen cycle, phytoplankton and other marine plants turn nitrate (NO 3) into organic nitrogen during photosynthesis. The organic nitrogen sinks into the deep ocean, where microbes "eat" the ...

After more than a decade of research and collaboration, researchers from Michigan Technological University, Baylor University and Boston University have discovered that inland and coastal aquatic ...

During the past century through food and energy production, human activities have altered the world's nitrogen cycle by accelerating the rate of reactive nitrogen creation. India has made impressive ...

Nitrogen is an essential element required by all life — vital for plant and animal growth and nourishment. But, an overabundance of nitrogen can cause negative ecological effects. Over the past ...

A new retrofitted mobile research van, led by a group of Boston University marine scientists, however, aims to showcase their ...

Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, Vol. 368, No. 1621, The global nitrogen cycle in the twenty-first century (5 July 2013), pp. 1-10 (10 pages) Reactive nitrogen (N r ) is removed by ...

As the planet warms and rainfall patterns shift, new research suggests that the world's largest grassland region may become a growing source of ...

Scientists have identified practical fertilizer strategies that can help rice farmers in Myanmar boost their profits, protect ...