Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ...

The structural properties in the mycelium of a common soil mold show promise in biomedical applications, such as hydrogels and tissue scaffolding. (Nanowerk News) Fungi are vital to natural ecosystems ...

An international research team led by Konrad Meister from Boise State University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ...

A remarkable fossil from Scotland, dating back 407 million years, reveals a previously unknown fungus, Rugososporomyces ...

An international research team led by Konrad Meister from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, part of Mischa Bonn's department, has identified a new class of ice crystal-forming proteins in ...

A lot of people have noticed a sudden occurrence of large white mushrooms showing up in their lawns — seemingly overnight. The mushrooms often form a large circular pattern like a giant hula hoop.

Plants are constantly on guard. Their roots are equipped with molecular alarm systems that detect invading microbes and ...