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 ...

Scientists released gophers onto a plot of land two years after the eruption obliterated the landscape—and the results were ...

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

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 ...

Research has found clothing can harbour many infectious pathogens – including germs such as Staphylococcus aureus (which ...

It’s possible this is because the Cross’s outermost blocks acted as “outposts” for foraging, absorbing water and nutrients ...

W hen Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, the resulting lava, ash, and debris turned the landscape barren for miles around. It ...

The UK and Chile leading push for fungi to be placed on the same level as flora and fauna in global conservation efforts ...

Nicole Hynson normally gets roped in to help when all else fails. The conservation biologist from the University of Hawaii is ...

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 UK and Chile are proposing at the UN’s biodiversity conference COP16 in Colombia this week that fungi should receive a equal protection status to animals and plants. In the "Fungal ...

Fungi could be classed alongside animals and plants as a separate realm for environmental protection under plans drawn up by the UK and Chile. The proposal, submitted to a UN conference on ...