Scientists have discovered a new role for cells that are known to nurture the overwintering reproductive structures in a type of fungi. Scientists have discovered a new role for cells that are known ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Despite fungi being some of the most important organisms in the world, their species diversity remains poorly understood. Taxonomy is the basis for biodiversity studies. Now, not only ...

I was taking a walk in my neighborhood and noticed that several of my neighbors had various mushrooms growing in their lawns. Mushrooms, sometimes called toadstools, are the visible reproductive ...

Researchers uncover new structures at plant-fungal interface New discovery could eventually help reduce the use of fertilizer in agriculture Date: March 4, 2019 Source: Boyce Thompson Institute ...

OVER the course of more than a decade, mycologists Danny Newman and Roo Vandegrift went on many expeditions to a virtually unexplored part of Ecuador. “We started studying the fungi there because it’s ...

Fungus, not bacteria, may be the star microbial agent that cleans up metals in some coal mine drainage systems, according to work from geochemists (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, DOI: ...