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A close-up view of anaerobic gut fungi under the microscope. Armed with powerful plant-degrading enzymes and a dense network of hyphae, these specialized microbes break down tough lignocellulosic plant matter in the absence of oxygen.

Two UCSB-led projects selected for DOE’s Genesis Mission

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Glowing electric coil which is part of The Magneto-Optic Modulator

The Magneto-Optic Modulator
People sit watching erupting volcano in the distance

The Earth’s Newest Secret
2022 AGU award winners
Power company worker wearing a hardhat is repairing electrical wires from a utility bucket truck.

Denial, Doubt and Delay
Aspens towering into blue sky

From the Soil to the Sky
Brown mountains in Antarctica along icy blue waters

Magma and Ice
woman reading nutrition label on grain package

A Nutrition Label for Earth

A New Kind of Chemo

Inside Stream Ecosystems