Underground fungi may be one of Earth s most powerful and overlooked allies in the fight against climate change, yet most of ...

Sunday in that bleak pandemic summer of 2020, the air near central California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park felt muggy, almost tropical. Weird, thought naturalist Christian ...

Most underground fungi remain unknown, and urgent action is needed to study their crucial role in sustaining ecosystems the ...

Mycorrhizal fungi help regulate the Earth's climate and ecosystems by forming underground networks that provide plants with ...

An ant, no longer in control of its body, crawls away from its colony, hangs perilously on a leaf, and waits to die as a fungus consumes its body, emerges from its head, and releases spores into ...

Hidden in the seed coat of a common plant, an elusive fungus has finally been found. It may lead to better treatments for ...

Two Chinese researchers face serious charges for attempting to smuggle a dangerous fungus into the United States, the Justice Department announced. The fungus, known to harm major crops ...

Before your visit, discover some of Earth's most captivating creatures found at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, like the stealthy Sumatran tiger, the soaring California condor, and the resilient ...

Now, scientists have discovered unknown bacteria that have never been seen on Earth - living inside a cabin on China's Tiangong space station. The bacteria, named Niallia tiangongensis after the ...

This bacterium, never before seen on Earth, was detected on China's Tiangong space station. It has been named Niallia tiangongensis, and it inhabited the cockpit controls on the station ...