Two recent papers, however, have shed light on what fungi were up to before 400 million years ago, the age of the oldest, non-controversial fungal fossils. In May, a team of researchers published ...

06/06/2025 Fungi form a hidden network that runs through the Earth like a system of life-giving veins. Scientists are only just beginning to understand the vital role fungi play, poised between ...

Zombie-ant fungi have gained widespread recognition as the inspiration behind the post-apocalyptic video game and TV series The Last of Us. Professor Edmund Jarzembowski, a scientist at the Natural ...

Plant cell wall components such as cellulose are abundant sources of carbohydrates that are widely used in biofuels and bioproducts; however, extraction of these components from plant biomass is ...

Hiro Technologies Co-Founder Miki Agrawal poses with a diaper and a pouch full of plastic-eating fungi at her company’s laboratory, in Austin, Texas, U.S, May 15, 2025.

Zicam and Orajel Products Recalled Nationwide Over Fungi Concerns, Per FDA The impacted over-the-counter medications include items to treat cold, allergy, and teething symptoms.

The insects met their unfortunate end almost 100 million years ago, making this one of the oldest known examples of parasitic fungi infecting insects. The fossil fungi are from the same family as ...

Visakhapatnam: Dr Belle Damodara Shenoy, principal scientist at the CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography Regional Centre, Visakhapatnam, has a new .

Penn-led researchers have turned a deadly fungus into a potent cancer-fighting compound. After isolating a new class of ...

The NSC, led by Professor Kjetill S. Jakobsen and supported by Lab Manager Dr. Ave Tooming-Klunderud, is a leading center of ...

Innovative microbial technology allows for autonomous 3D printing on Mars, using Martian materials to create sustainable ...