Aspergillus fungus thrives because its genome bends easily to new pressures. It lives on soil, grains, animal feathers, even ...
Puffball Mushroom releasing Spores dust in Tropical Rainforest.Getty Images There are many reasons to fear a new fungal pathogen—from the paucity of antifungal drug options to lack of vaccines and ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Zombie fungi are nothing new. For decades, scientists have ...
Global distribution of 3,500+ study sites used in the analysis of AM fungal spore traits across diverse biomes. Many soil microbes play a vital role in ecosystems, as they help plants access nutrients ...
Fungal contamination in water systems has emerged as a significant concern for public health and water quality management. Fungal spores, ubiquitous in both surface and groundwater, can germinate, ...
As the global population climbs toward 10 billion and climate change strains farmland, scientists are searching for new ways to feed the world. A ...
The deadly Ophiocordyceps unilateralis spreads by sending toxic spores blooming from the dead ant’s head. Ant (scientific name: Camponotus atriceps) infected with fungus (scientific name: ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 23, 2008 -- The reproductive spores of many species of fungi have evolved remarkably drag-minimizing shapes, according to new research by mycologists and applied mathematicians ...
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