That is because policies and legislation aimed at protecting the natural world are often written in the language of flora and fauna, terms that describe a region’s plants and animals respectively.

Willow bud scale, arctic poppy seed, fungal bodies, and rock spikemoss megaspores found in the GISP2 soil sample viewed under a microscope at the University of Vermont.

Researchers at a Swiss university said Thursday that they have uncovered a microscopic fungus that is able to increase the speed of rice growth by five times. In a study published by Switzerland's ...

Scientists think meltwater beneath Martian ice could support microbial life. NASA's new research shows that Martian ice could ...

For years, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — a spacecraft circling the Red Planet — has seen white material lining dry ...

We have collections of subtle membranous algae and blue fungi as well as 99% of Ohio vascular flora. Come visit us! We’re in 79 Upham Hall (south wing across from the Hefner Museum), west of the ...

NASA scientists believe life could exist beneath icy surface on Mars as a result of photosynthesis. In a new paper published ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...

Algae, fungi and insects as alternative protein sources: Review US private-label groceries to hit 25-30% market share in next 10 years, RaboResearch projects Olfactive Biosolutions harnesses food ...

Way back in time, hundreds of millions of years ago, fungi and algae made an association that made it possible for green algae to move onto land, where they evolved into what we know as plants ...