June 2026 - Microbes of the Earth
This collection features content from across The Microbiologist on the microbes found in all of the Earth’s environments, and the ways the are being harnessed for human, animal, plant, and planetary health.” The issue will be updated across the month and include news, features, careers, videos, and opinion. If you would like to feature your work in this issue, please contact the editorial team.
News in Microbes of the Earth
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Features in Microbes of the Earth
Features in Microbes of the Earth
Advancing animal disease outbreak management in support of a One Health approach
Animal health is often overlooked, with global expenditure reaching just a fraction (around 0.4 percent) of total human health spending, yet it is a crucial component of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) One Health approach. The One Health initiative highlights the commonalities between human, animal and environmental health and aims ...
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Soil microbes and the hidden network connecting plants, animals, and humans
Coevolution has shaped Earth’s ecosystems for over a billion years. However, climate change and unprecedented anthropogenic activities have placed immense pressure on the soil ecosystem over the past few decades.
Azotobacter: a microbial route to green and sustainable ammonia
Ammonia is one of the most important chemicals in modern society. It plays a central role in global food production as the key ingredient in fertilizers that sustain nearly half of the world’s population. Beyond agriculture, ammonia has recently attracted growing attention as a potential carbon-free energy carrier and hydrogen ...
Under the microscope: extremophiles of the Earth
Extremophiles are microbial organisms that live in extreme environments normally considered uninhabitable. Over the past few decades, extremophiles have been discovered in increasingly bizarre and unexpected environments around the globe, including within acid lakes, plastic recycling centres and even in radioactive sites such as Chernobyl.
Opinions on Microbes of the Earth
Fertile ground: The rise of soil viral ecology
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Our next special issue of 2026 will be published in August, and be entitled Microbes and Culture. If you would like to feature your work in the next issue, please contact the editorial team. Access to previous special issues can be found here.