Fungi borrowed bacterial gene again and again Endosymbiotic relationships — in which a microbial partner lives harmoniously within the cells of another organism — are found in numerous life ...

Why are some fungi helpful and others harmful? asks Paul Glaister from Reading. Rutherford and Fry try to outdo each other with fungal top trumps in their attempt to find the answer. As Hannah ...

From helping plants to colonize terrestrial earth to treating disease in humans, is there anything fungi can’t do? Chris Dart Neither plants nor animals, fungi are the most underappreciated ...

Bass, David Howe, Alexis Brown, Nick Barton, Hannah Demidova, Maria Michelle, Harlan Li, Lily Sanders, Holly Watkinson, Sarah C Willcock, Simon and Richards, Thomas A ...

The planetary emergency is a complex crisis that requires innovative solutions. We can find some of these solutions in nature. From helping us grow our food to tackling our plastic waste problem, ...

So far, entomologists have recognized about 250 different ant species in the Americas and Caribbean that farm fungi. In its most basic form, ants collect and spread fungi, defending their food ...

Hidden beneath the surface, your bed linen may be home to millions of bacteria, fungi, mites, and viruses. These micro-organisms thrive in the warm, cosy conditions of your bedding, where they ...

Researchers have now used DNA analysis to uncover just how long ants have been farming fungi, now described in a study published Thursday in the journal Science. It turns out these insects have be ...

The word "fungus" may inspire visions of an unwanted growth under your nail or maybe even of a pizza topping before thoughts of a thriving ecosystem. But fungi are a remarkably diverse group of ...

The low-light environment caused by the meteor impact some 66 million years ago favored the spread of fungi that feed on organic matter, which was abundant at the time ...

This award-winning essay from young British science writer Zara Hussan explores the hidden, underground networks of fungi that are silently helping plants and trees to lock away carbon and combat ...