University of Maryland entomologists have uncovered a unique relationship between two species of fungi known for their ...

But below ground, something unusual is taking place. "Normally when I sow it I only get one little sort of tap root but I'm ...

Fungi can be enigmatic organisms. Mushrooms or other structures may be visible above the soil, but beneath lurks a complex ...

Does fungus think? A curious new study from researchers at Tohoku University and Nagaoka College has provided food for ...

Functional mushrooms are transforming the wellness industry, and at the forefront of this movement is Four Sigmatic, founded by Tero Isokauppila.

A parasitic fungus takes over the brains of flies and controls them for its own sinister ends. Here’s the science behind the ...

By inoculating greenhouse na’u seedlings with mycorrhizal fungi, researchers hope to boost survival odds when the plants are ...

In 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens devastated local ecosystems, but an experimental introduction of gophers has demonstrated a long-term positive impact on the soil and plant life. Scientists ...

Never underestimate what a single gopher can achieve in a day: one of the burrowing mammals helped boost soil fungi in an area blanketed by ash from the explosive eruption of Mount St Helens in Washin ...

The ability to genetically engineer plants is largely thanks to a microscopic helper: a bacterium called Agrobacterium ...

They have cataloged natural life online and have developed board games and walking tours to help people deepen their ...