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31 May 2026

Soil life survived the Mojave Dome Fire

A 2020 fire in the Mojave Desert killed many Eastern Joshua trees, but researchers found that fungi and other soil microbes did not decline. The result affects how restoration might proceed.

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4 Feb 2026

Fungi that thrive after wildfires

Researchers studied fungi at seven California burn sites over five years. They found genes and survival traits that let some fungi grow after fire and feed on charcoal, with possible uses for pollution cleanup and landscape restoration.

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