The success of modern medicine rests on the ability to control infections. But decades of antibiotic overuse—in hospitals, ...

The evolution of white rot fungi might have helped bring an end to the geologic period characterized by the formation of large coal deposits, and may help lay the groundwork for the future production ...

A new genome-wide study uncovers evidence of the first three-way relationships between human genetic variation, variation in the fungal component of the human microbiome - known as the mycobiome - and ...

Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for both the host and its resident. It may seem unusual, but complex cells are thought ...

Cancer tumors contain multiple species of fungi that differ per tumor type, according to a large study led by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science and the University of California, San ...

More than 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus began an ambitious effort to identify and name every living ...

A study reveals the underground interactions between fungi and oomycetes in twenty Andalusian dehesas, wooded pasturelands ...

Mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for holding up to 36 per cent of yearly global fossil fuel emissions below ground - more than China emits each year The fungi make up a vast underground network all ...

Fungi living on the roots of plants could help remove toxic metals from the soil as well as helping plants find nutrients for themselves. Scientists from the University of Dundee and Aberdeen studied ...

Experts hailed the new study as outlining how ‘unpredictable’ the evolution of fungi can be (Picture: HBO/Sky) A zombie fungi outbreak similar to the TV drama, The Last Of Us, might be a possibility ...

About 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus set out on a bold quest: to identify and name every living organism on ...

When a soil dries out, this has a negative impact on the activity of soil bacteria. Using an innovative combination of state-of-the-art analysis and imaging techniques, researchers have now discovered ...