Most of Australia’s plants rely on a hidden underground network of fungi for water and minerals. They could be in trouble – ...

By Shreya Dasgupta Venom isn’t just a feature of some animals; it’s found across the living world, from plants and fungi to ...

Five new Piloderma fungi species have been identified, highlighting forest biodiversity and conservation needs. Although ...

Click on the right arrow to see some additional views of this fungus. Biology in the background This is a common fungus that grows on rotting vegetation like leaves and wood on the forest floor across ...

Scientists have debated where Prototaxites belong in the tree of life for over a century, but now a new study suggests it ...

Genomic changes in the infectious yeast Candida tropicalis may play a role in its resistance to antifungals, according to a ...

Interventions involving bacteria or fungi could help to sequester greenhouse gases, create more sustainable products and ...

Then came the observation than in fact lichen harbors two types of fungi—an ascomycete and a newly identified basidiomycete yeast. The team that had made this discovery has now found a third fungal ...