Tag: Ecosystems
Exploring the miracle of life
Over the last 25 years, the microbiologist Michael Wagner has developed methods that make it possible to examine bacteria and archaea directly in medical or environmental samples without growing them. Today he watches them eat, sorts them by function, and in 2015 discovered “Comammox”, a new bacterial species that can help reduce the production of […] Continue reading “Exploring the miracle of life”
The future of rain forests in Congo
In the long term, climate change and land use are going to be detrimental to Africa’s tropical rain forests. International research teams including Austrian scientists have calculated the man-made impact on biodiversity in the Congo Basin. They predict that deforestation will rise by at least 55 percent. Continue reading “The future of rain forests in Congo”