“Many, many moons ago, fungi evolved to break down trees, especially this hard-to-break-down compound in trees called lignin. ... Its carbon backbone is very similar to the carbon backbone of plastics ...

With more development, this fungi-based concrete alternative could reduce our reliance on cement and lower carbon emissions. There are still hurdles to clear, including cost, scalability, and ...

While the spread of these toxic fungi—whose infections are hard to avoid, as they mostly travel in the air we breathe— the inverse may also be a cause for concern.

While hiking along a trail this past weekend that was more stream than trail, I happened upon one of my favorite fungi-the swamp beacon (mitrula sp.). These are not easy fungi to find as they need ...

And yet the slow pace of growth and the subterranean environs make these organisms and their partnerships stubbornly hard to study. Now an international team from multiple institutions including ...

Fungi — or a lack thereof — could partly explain why trees are failing to adapt to climate change. A majority of tree species depend on underground symbiotic fungi, ...

Most fungi like to live in moderate temperatures, with their optimal range hovering around 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit—notably below the roughly 98 degrees of our internal body, says Arturo ...

Infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year will spread significantly to new regions as the planet heats up, new research predicts —and the world is not prepared.

Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? That’s the idea behind a new product launched by an Austin, Texas-based startup that sells disposable diapers paired with fungi ...

Could baby poop and fungi work together to tackle landfill waste? That's the idea behind a new startup that sells disposable diapers paired with fungi intended to break down the plastic.