Mineral–microbe interactions play important roles in environmental change, biogeochemical
cycling of elements and formation of ore deposits. Minerals provide both beneficial (physical …

N2 is fixed as NH3 industrially by the Haber–Bosch process under harsh conditions,
whereas biological nitrogen fixation is achieved under ambient conditions, which has …

The MXene‐supported single transition metal systems have been reported as promising
electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and carbon dioxide reduction …

Nitrogen fixation is one of the most important issues but a long-standing challenge in
chemistry. Here, we propose FeN3-embedded graphene as the catalyst for nitrogen fixation …

Nitrogen is an essential nutrient for all life on Earth and it acts as a major control on
biological productivity in the modern ocean. Accurate reconstructions of the evolution of life …

Earth has been habitable for 4.3 billion years, and the earliest rock record indicates the
presence of a microbial biosphere by at least 3.4 billion years ago—and disputably earlier …

Iron formations (IF) represent an iron-rich rock type that typifies many Archaean and
Proterozoic supracrustal successions and are chemical archives of Precambrian seawater …

Abstract The Archean era (4 to 2.5 billion years ago, Ga) yielded rocks that include the
oldest conclusive traces of life as well as many controversial occurrences. Carbonaceous …

Biological nitrogen fixation is catalyzed by the enzyme nitrogenase, which facilitates the
cleavage of the relatively inert triple bond of N2. Nitrogenase is most commonly associated …

The Acinetobacter indicus strain ZJB20129 isolated from an urban sewage treatment plant
demonstrated the heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification (HN-AD) ability. Strain …