A new study finds that people whose gut microbiomes produce a lot of methane are able to unlock extra energy from a ...

ASU scientists found that people whose gut microbes make more methane extract more calories from fiber-rich foods. Methanogens help the microbiome turn fiber into energy by consuming hydrogen and ...

Anaerobic digestion is widely used around the world to treat organic waste while producing biogas, a renewable energy source ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. It’s been known for nearly a century that swarms of single-celled organisms thrive by consuming ...

Workflow of syngas biomethanation under increasing hydrogen ratios. This schematic illustrates the experimental workflow used to evaluate how hydrogen enrichment affects syngas-converting microbiomes.

Rice fields could contribute up to 10–25% of global methane emissions, and most of this methane is produced by the rice cluster I (RC-I) methanogens, first identifed in 1998. Now, Sakai and co-workers ...

Coming up: New Year - New Volunteer Opportunities on the Teaneck Patch calendar ...

You probably expect this to be another feel-good story about sustainability and backyard bins. It's not. Let's be real, composting has been sold to us as a guilt-free environmental win, right up there ...

Archaea are organisms consisting of a single cell without a nucleus and with distinct structural, physiological and evolutionary characteristics. They inhabit a wide range of habitats, including ...