Mycorrhizal fungi help regulate the Earth's climate and ecosystems by forming underground networks that provide plants with ...

Most underground fungi remain unknown, and urgent action is needed to study their crucial role in sustaining ecosystems the ...

In a paper published in National Science Review, a Chinese team of scientists highlights the discovery of well-preserved blue ...

Scientists discover a fungus that binds to gold, promising more sustainable prospecting and mining, even in future space ...

Fungal infections, particularly in immunocompromised individuals, are responsible for nearly four million deaths annually—however, current treatments are limited and are frequently ineffective. Now, ...

Sunday in that bleak pandemic summer of 2020, the air near central California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park felt muggy, almost tropical. Weird, thought naturalist Christian ...

Forest ecosystems are critical carbon (C) sinks, storing globally significant amounts of terrestrial carbon in soil organic ...

I have taught a few classes on soil health and I always mention mycorrhizal fungi — this group of fungi affiliates with approximately 90 percent of all terrestrial plants on ...

However, most studies on the role of gut microbiota in IBD have focused on bacteria, while fungal microorganisms have been neglected. Fungal dysbiosis can activate the host protective immune pathway ...

The mycorrhizal symbiosis between plants and fungi is critical to the success of both partners. This Perspective explores how plant reliance on mycorrhizae varies across ecological scales and how ...