One’s relationship to the world of mushrooms, toadstools and fungi in general is probably shaped largely by one’s perception of these organisms’ role in ...

Good morning and welcome to another edition of What Are You Reading Right Now?, where Hoddle Headquarters likes to survey the ...

A study published last month found urban stressors such as heat and pollution are disrupting the microbiomes of Boston’s oak ...

A tree is sometimes more than just a tree. Quaking aspens, North America’s most widely distributed tree, often reproduce through cloning. What appear as individual trees are instead collections of ...

Anthropocene is defined as the period where human activity alters the planet more than any other force. Currently, we are at this age of the Anthropocene where our actions, from excessive greenhouse ...

Look around. You see buildings, concrete, trees, shrubs, people, pets, and more. Our eyes — fitted with lenses that filter ...

Find four fascinating organisms that naturally glow in the dark or have been scientifically engineered to emit light. Learn ...

Lichens are symbioses between fungi and algae (and/or cyanobacteria) that play important ecological roles and colonize many substrates, including fossils.

Rot development during fruit storage is a problem. Now, metabarcoding may become a tool for detecting fungi that can cause ...

A 410-million-year-old fossil shows ancient lichens were shaping Earth’s surface long before forests took root.

Place the toasted muffins cut side up on your serving plates. Take the mushrooms off the heat once fully cooked and quickly ...

Arabidopsis thaliana was always an unlikely candidate for the limelight. But 25 years ago, the diminutive thale cress ...