SOIL FUNGI

Fungi that live freely in soil are like invisible caretakers of the ground. They break down dead matter, recycle nutrients, and help plants grow strong roots. When the planet warms or floods, these tiny organisms feel the change first. In recent years scientists have studied how rising temperatures

What happens to microbes in our soil when the weather gets funky? Scientists decided to find out by designing a cool experiment. They made it rain less and heated things up a bit, just like climate change might do. They even added some heavy oxygen and hydrogen to track what the microbes were doing.