Billion year old fungi found. Pioneering life on land it seems
Authors expect more ancient fungi to be discovered with this technique.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1217-0Non scientific personal note: Fungi, whose spores may survive space seem to help life colonize the surface of a planet. They may also help expand and grow brains. Seems like a great combo to make folks like us pop up.