Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water quality. Ground water, which becomes drinking water, passes through where these microbes live, and they consume the remaining pollutants. The paper, "Diversification, niche adaptation and evolution of a candidate phylum thriving in the deep Critical Zone," is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
    • Donald Musk@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
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      24 hours ago

      They’re downvoting me, the poster, not the article.

      I have a, um, passionate group of haters on Lemmy that follow me around and downpost everything I post.

      I’m not imagining it, they actually talk about it in posts and brag about it to me. And of course, you are seeing it happen too. LMAO

      Even just today, I posted a post in a community about positivity and peace and quiet and talked about a pretty, short scooter ride I had earlier.

      And I got 58 downvotes!! In a community about positivity and good peaceful vibes. lolololol (https://lemmy.today/post/27013791)

      Not very scientific-minded, but meh, Lemmy’s think it’s actually going to make me go away.

      It won’t. :)

      Proof of scoot post: