Fungi borrowed bacterial gene again and again ... protein — and propagated only these spores in future rounds of reproduction. By ten generations, the bacteria-containing spores germinated ...

Bacteria and fungi from the wings of bats could play a significant role in saving them from white-nose syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease affecting the skin of wings and muzzle, which has nearly wiped ...

Most fungi associated with trees are harmless, helping the roots absorb nutrients and moisture, increasing tree tolerance to ...

Bacteria and fungi from the wings of bats could play a significant role in saving them from white-nose syndrome (WNS), a ...

The UK and north-western Europe have had a particularly wet 2024. Extreme weather patterns caused by climate change are ...

The discovery that sound improves the growth rate of beneficial fungus suggests that dirges in the dirt may help restore forests. By Veronique Greenwood The soil beneath our feet, home to fungi ...

Animal studies suggest that zearalenone can disrupt reproduction because it acts similarly to estrogen. In fact, it's so ...

Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and ...

The Gibellula fungus infects spiders through fungal spores and grows from within the body, eventually digesting the insect whole. They can also make spiders act “like zombies” before death by ...

Climate change has the potential to make fungi even more hazardous to our health, according to research at Duke University. Asiya Gusa's climate change research focuses on how warming temperatures ...

A rare fungus that acts like the Cordyceps fungus which inspired The Last of Us was recently discovered in a rainforest in Scotland. In Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us, mankind is devastated by the ...