Understanding how bacterial metacommunities homogenize could help scientists predict future changes to ecosystems.

Researchers disentangle the effects of introduced species on the marine environment.

Unique membrane design prevents salt crusts from being produced during the distillation of brine water.

Single-molecule fluorescent measurements provide fresh insights into a process for keeping errors out of our genomes.

Aerial imaging of plant heights could help farmers manage field crops more effectively to increase yields and preserve resources.

In the harsh sand of the Namib Desert, the sheaths of speargrass roots co-opt any growth-promoting bacteria they can find.

The types of bacteria living in and around fiddler crab burrows vary widely between mangroves, but their functional activities are remarkably similar.

Environmentally friendly method for making membranes adds greener options for processing industrial waste.

Peiying Hong, KAUST associate professor of environmental science and engineering, recently won the 2019 James J. Morgan Environmental Science & Technology Early Career Award.

Unravelling the genes behind salt tolerance in crop plants is made easier using the latest sequencing and phenotyping technologies.

Electrosprays of water cannot reliably probe the air-water interface.

A metabolic compound that regulates growth of rice plants and limits witchweed infestation could boost crop yields.

Laboratory model breaks laws of heredity, opening up new research possibilities in genetics and synthetic biology.

Recreating the human mind’s ability to infer patterns and relationships from complex events could lead to a universal model of artificial intelligence.

Study illustrates the links between brain energy metabolism and neuronal activity.

Desert bacteria protect food crops from salt toxicity.

A Nobel-winning method for observing single molecules in action provides the basis for unprecedented insights into polymer chain dynamics.

A combined treatment may help tackle the rise of E. coli PI-7 in Saudi Arabia’s wastewater systems.

State-of-the-art techniques and software help researchers recreate cellular brain structures and model biochemical processes that support the brain’s energy demands.

A key protein is shown to be responsible for activating and controlling plant immune responses to bacterial infection.