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

A recent study by an interdisciplinary research team shows how a soil bacterium can become a source of inspiration in the ...

Growing Population, Rising Vegan Diet Adoption, and Alternative Protein Innovation Drive Unprecedented 43.5% CAGR Growth ...

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

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 ...

A new U of A study shows how white spruce trees and fungi team up to survive and ward off attacks from the spruce budworm—an alliance that could point to ways to boost the resilience of forests ...

With fewer fungi, a forest would be less rich ecologically—and more boring. So I’m always looking forward to the damp of autumn, to see how the organisms will grow back.

As conservation targets, fungi aren’t as appealing as giant pandas. But these scientists explain that the health of Earth’s fungal species is critically important.

In laboratory experiments, it was effective against multi-drug resistant fungi and less toxic than another potent polyene. Though it is still too soon to say how much impact these drugs will have ...

04/17/2025 Fungi might not have the best reputation but are essential for our survival. With many species at risk, scientists say it's up to humans to help them.

Many of the world’s fungi - the “unsung heroes” of life on Earth - are under threat of extinction, an assessment of risk covering more than 1,300 species has revealed. The finding comes in the latest ...

An 1870 watercolor of Agaricus rubescens Fr., by Mary Elizabeth Banning, a self-taught mycologist who studied fungi in her home state of Maryland for four decades. New York State Museum, Albany, N.Y.