They discovered that the phylum’s ancestors lived in aquatic environments such as hot springs and freshwater millions of years ago. They underwent at least one major habitat transition during ...

This new phylum was identified in soil samples from ... They underwent at least one major habitat transition to colonize soil environments—first topsoil and, later, deep soils, during its ...

The soil under our feet is teeming with mysterious life forms – possibly more than any other habitat on Earth. Scientists ...