This is when bacteria in the soil convert the nitrate back into nitrogen gas which then gets released back into the atmosphere.

Recently, the research team led by Professor Wu Lifang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy ...

A team of researchers led by Matthew Genge at Imperial College London confirmed that the asteroid has organic molecules; it confirmed that the samples actually have signs of life — but this life doesn ...

Using isotopically labeled nitrogen, researchers traced nitrogen in the air to chlorophyll of corn leaves, providing evidence ...

A chunk of rock collected from the asteroid Ryugu contains bacteria—but, unfortunately, it's not evidence of alien life.

adding nuance to the common belief that nitrogen pulses rapidly through tile drainage systems as a transient reflection of fertilizer input and microbial activity. The research is published in the ...