Nitrogen is essential for growth and development of living things. It’s involved with almost all aspects of life: in amino acids that constitute protein, in DNA and RNA that control genetic ...
Which is your favourite chemical element? In a new series to mark the International Year of the Periodic Table, our science journalists will be arguing for their pick from the 118 known elements. In ...
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Nitrogen hoarding microbes in Iceland are wrecking the nutrient cycle
In a warming corner of Iceland, tiny soil microbes are quietly rewriting one of Earth’s most fundamental life-support systems ...
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Study says alien life depends on nitrogen and phosphorus, not just water
Is water enough to find alien life? New research reveals phosphorus and nitrogen are crucial. Discover the 'chemical ...
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