Tagged: Microbiome

orange, green, yellow, and brown samples in petri dishes that have the appearance of dried dirt or moss

How to Be More Like Biocrusts in Precarious Times

Lizzie Smith describes the oft-overlooked living skin of the desert: biological soil crusts or “biocrusts.” Biocrust bundles show that deserts are full of life, wonder, and instructions for a more interconnected future.