NASA scientists have found thatsome fungi may possess the extraordinary resilience needed to survive the grueling journey to ...

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When most people think of fungi, they think of the part you can see: mushroom caps poking through the soil. But Stanford biologist Kabir Peay knows the humble mushroom sprouts from a vast network of ...

Endosymbiotic organisms have to live inside of another to survive, and this relationship often provides benefits for both the host and its resident. It may seem unusual, but complex cells are thought ...

A specific protein controls mRNA transport in fungi and distinguishes important from unimportant binding sites in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This microscopic, parasitic fungus evolved to hijack ants’ ...

Mosquitoes spread many deadly diseases, including malaria, and scientists have long been searching for ways to treat or stop such diseases. However, preventing mosquito bites is still the best way to ...

Under the microscope (confocal microscopy): The AM fungus (green) reaches the inner root cortex and forms arbuscules (s. arrow; tree-like structure, Latin arbor = tree). Credit: Carolin Heck/KIT Under ...

Isabel Hicks For the Chronicle Sep 23, 2025 Sep 23, 2025 With its distinctive earthy, chocolatey taste, the truffle fungus is as rare as it is valuable. The elusive mushroom is one of the most ...

A rare species of pink fungus has been recorded in the UK for the first time. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and ...

"Magic mushrooms" are consumed recreationally and for medicinal purposes around the world. These fungi gained their fame as "magic" because they produce chemical compounds (called psilocybin and ...