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…   Visualizing a novel, candidate viral genome found in the deep subsurface … The Science Altiarchaea are carbon-fixing microbes and targets of multiple viruses in Earth’s deep subsurface. … by combining a study of microbial communities (metagenomics) and a chemical labelling approach. The Impact …

… to drought stress. The Science Fields of drooping stalks and cracked earth are becoming common images in many regions due to more extreme weather events such as heat waves, droughts and floods. The planet’s resources are being stretched by a …

Ancient  Chloroflexota s ditched their flagella and other traits when migrating back to the ocean. The … enable organisms to swim around. However, genome and metagenomic sequencing conducted by the U.S. Department of …

… from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their …

… fungus  Mortierella elongata enjoys a dual lifestyle; it can thrive in the soil as a saprophyte, living off decaying organic matter, or as an endophyte, living between a plant’s root cells. The …

New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main …