“This is particularly challenging on porous surfaces like untreated wood, where mold roots and particles embed deep within the surface.” We spoke with three experts to get their tips on how to ...

Is my house in danger? Will it affect live plantings? Are wood planter boxes at risk? This fungus is one of many “brown rot” fungi, because it digests the sugary cellulose in wood but not its ...

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

A small number of fungi, however, can attach to these trees and degrade the lignin, a strong polymer that is key to wood structure, in its trunks. “Lignin is the hardest natural polymer on Earth ...

A tough, bell-shaped fungus that grows on the rotting bark of trees has been used as a fire starter for centuries, earning it the nickname “tinder fungus.” Now, researchers are taking a closer ...