Endosymbiotic relationships—in which one organism lives within another—are striking examples of mutualism, and can often significantly shape the biology of the participant species. In new findings ...

Certain parasitic fungi in the genus Ophiocordyceps infect insects and alter their behavior in ways that benefit fungal ...

Many soil microbes play a vital role in ecosystems, as they help plants access nutrients and water and assist in stress tolerance, such as during drought, and to defend against pathogens. A fungus's ...

Beneath the submerged leaf litter of the Amazon’s forest streams, microscopic fungi help keep local food chains in balance and turn dead organic matter into nutrients that nourish insects, fish—and, ...

A type of fungi studied by a team of biologists for their sexual reproduction strategies are commonly known as Sword-belt Mushrooms. In addition to the European Sword-belt Mushroom (Cyclocybe aegerita ...

Ahead of harvest season in Hasakeh, the wheat is drying up. — © AFP Ahead of harvest season in Hasakeh, the wheat is drying up. — © AFP In a recent study, Tokyo ...

In a laboratory on the fifth floor of the Biomedical Center, a group of University researchers carefully observes sexual acts that have never before been witnessed by humans. Associate Professor of ...