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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

As British Columbia faces increasingly severe wildfire seasons, new research at UBC is revealing the hidden helpers at work ...

Scientists are exploring shiitake mushrooms for advanced computing. These fungi can act as bioelectronic components, ...

Imagine a world where the metallic innards of our computers are replaced by organic materials. Recent research has shown that ...

Paleontologists have identified the 410-million-year-old specimens of Spongiophyton nanum from the Ponta Grossa Formation in ...

Lichens were already widespread more than 410 million years ago, according to a new international study that identifies a ...