Since time immemorial, plants and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi have coexisted in a mutually beneficial relationship. The fungi colonize plant roots and help them absorb nutrients. In return, plants ...

As the world heats up, vast numbers of microbes frozen in vast amounts of ice are set to thaw. We must prepare ...

Did it also kill off bacteria and other germs? And, importantly, was this simple, natural product better for the environment and ... viruses and fungi. While many internet recommendations suggest ...

Remove the kelp, and the entire underwater city would vanish. Humans, for better and worse, have become walking, talking ecosystems. Our bodies host trillions of bacteria, fungi, and viruses, making ...

Researchers are developing the biomaterial as a more environmentally friendly alternative to concrete, but any wide-scale use ...

A new fungi-based concrete alternative could finally give the construction industry the game-changing material it has been ...

Now, researchers have developed a building material made of mycelium—the tubular, branching filaments found in most fungi—and bacteria cells. As detailed in a study published last week in the ...

New antifungals offer a glimmer of hope ...

Earlier this month, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission closed bighorn sheep hunting in HD 622 due to a dramatic loss of ...

A genomic study of gut microbes during antibiotic use finds selective sweeps in a DNA gyrase gene that drive resistance.