Mycorrhizal fungi are vital to ecosystems around the world, but remain largely understudied, especially in arid regions. They ...

Fungi play a crucial role in ecosystems, contributing to nutrient cycling, plant symbiosis, and biodegradation. However, climate change is altering global ...

Jurassic-era blue-stain fungi fossils found in China push their origin back 80 million years. These fungi pierced wood using ...

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Bonneville says—though Strullu-Derrien clarifies that these would not have been the same type of fungi which currently symbiotically interact with land plants in soil. “If you put fungi and ...

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A small daily dose of kombucha made from black tea has been shown to meaningfully reshape the gut microbiome in adults – ...

Lower diversity in the oral microbiome was linked to higher depressive symptoms in a large U.S. sample, with especially ...

In the first half of 2025, researchers around the world have published a wave of peer-reviewed studies examining the effects ...

Lawyers acting for alleged mushroom poisoner Erin Patterson urged the jury to find her not guilty of all charges, labelling ...

Two years after the eruption of Mount St Helens, local gophers were sent to the area in what must have been quite a confusing ...