In the deepest sea, where not a single photon of sunlight ever
penetrates, life persists in eternal darkness, crowded around
chemical- and lava-spewing fissures in the ocean’s floor. Life
around these hydrothermal vents includes shrimp, crabs, and
tall, slender tubeworms.... Read More Fungi can be found in
rising bread, moldy bread, and old food in the refrigerator, and
on forest floors. Most decompose non-living things, but some
damage crops and plants. A few cause problems in people, such as
Candida, which causes yeast infections.... Read More Lichens:
When Fungi and Algae (or Cyanobacteria) Merged Fungi feed
themselves quite ably, absorbing nutrients from organic
materials. Algae and cyanobacteria are also adept at providing
for their own nutritional needs by turning sunlight into energy
through photosynthesis. Y... Read More Ant Farmers and Their
Gardens of Fungi It’s not clear precisely how and why some
ancestral species of ant first took up fungus farming, but
scientists have determined by genetic testi