Pesky pests can wreak havoc on plants by chewing leaves, boring into stems, and sucking sap from trees. Beyond the direct ...

Combatting bacterial and viral infections is getting tougher because of their growing resistance to drugs. Antibiotic drugs can no longer be counted on to conquer nasty bacteria. Antivirals don't ...

The foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada, Oregon’s Willamette Valley and the Columbia River Gorge in Washington and Oregon all have something in common: a sprawling underground microbial network.