A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

Moreover, inoculation with AM fungi increased plant superoxide dismutase and catalase activities by 4.70–150.73% and 9.10–95.70%, respectively, and reduced leaf malondialdehyde content by 2.79–55.01%, ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

The researchers have published their findings in the journal Functional Ecology. Networks of fungi and plants—so-called mycorrhizal networks, also known as the Wood Wide Web—are highly complex ...

Zombie horror series The Last of Us might feel a little more real after you learn about a fungus that infects cave spiders ...

A researcher from Kobe University has discovered the function of the structure that gave rise to the name of a fungus-eating ...

Scientists recreated the origins of one of life's most important partnerships, uncovering how symbiotic relationships can ...

Wageningen researchers have discovered that a vital plant protein originated more than 600 million years ago, long before the ...

One of the best strategies is to use beneficial soil microbes, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, in order to increase plant tolerance to salt. The findings of this review showed that salinity ...

Kobe University researcher has uncovered the purpose of the structure that inspired its name — revealing a novel mechanism by which plants ensure reproduction.

A newly discovered fungus that turns spiders into “zombies” has been found in caves across Northern Ireland and the Republic ...