Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world's described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our ...

Within weeks of a wildfire, an orange crust coats deadwood and the charred forest floor, creating an otherworldly landscape that still seems to be smoking. But instead of continued destruction, it’s a ...

When aquatic fungi lose diversity, rivers lose resilience.

It is not a silver bullet, but it could become another layer in a broader strategy.

While it may be the reason behind tires skidding, pipes bursting, and closed roads making traffic a nightmare, ice doesn’t always form as easily as it seems. It often gets an assist from proteins made ...

Before the first fishy creatures stepped onto Earth’s shores, the land had to become a hospitable place for life to thrive. It took billions of years for Earth’s surface to morph from that barren ...

"Sometimes, the biggest surprises are the ones growing quietly beneath our feet." ...

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When a wildfire obliterates a forest, the first life to rise from the ashes is usually a fungus—one of several species that cannot complete its life cycle in the absence of fire. Scientists have long ...

When a wildfire obliterates a forest, the first life to rise from the ashes is usually a fungus - one of several species that cannot complete its life cycle in the absence of fire. Scientists have ...