Mycorrhizal fungi live closely with roots in a mutually beneficial relationship, whereby the plant gives the fungus sugars and the fungus acquires water and nutrients, and protects against root ...

A paper published in Nature Communications Biology contributes to the growing appreciation for the outsize role that microbes play in everything from human digestion to crop yields: Microbes in the ...

Aspergillus is a common fungus that produces spores, which can be found in many indoor and outdoor environments. A new study has shown that these spores can also be found in commercially available ...

Fungi are vital to natural ecosystems by breaking down dead organic material and cycling it back into the environment as ...

This finding exposed a hidden carbon transfer. The fungi fed on deadwood, absorbed its carbon, and passed it to orchids. In ...

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Gardening barefoot or in sweaty socks can expose your nails to fungal spores living in warm, damp soil, leading to stubborn ...

A common soil fungus forms strong hydrogels that could inspire next-generation biomedical materials for tissue regeneration.

They trap sediments, absorb excess nutrients and turn pollutants into less harmful substances. Now, the list of pollutants ...