Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are widely viewed as a valuable emerging asset for improving the future of food security. Among thousands of taxa of soil bacteria, the species within the ...

A soil-dwelling microbe has shown a surprising ability to trap carbon dioxide and turn it into rock. Scientists have discovered that Bacillus megaterium, a common bacterium long known for its role in ...

Researchers found that Bacillus megaterium can turn over 94% of CO₂ into solid rock using a clean, non-ammonia process.