Researchers at the University of Nottingham have pioneered a method to create blue cheese in an array of new colors and flavors by manipulating the…
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Researchers unveiled 1.63-billion-year-old multicellular fossils from North China, marking the oldest record of multicellular eukaryotes and pushing back the timeline for the emergence of multicellularity…
Researchers studied fungi behavior under hypergravity, revealing both the risks and potential benefits of fungi in space missions. Future studies will investigate other organisms in…
A human fungal zombie from the TV show ‘The Last of Us.’ Credit: Liane Hentscher/HBO Pancakes won’t turn you into a zombie as in HBO’s…
Scientists in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution challenge three commonly held beliefs regarding the abilities of common mycorrhizal networks (CMNs), which are underground fungi…
Fruiting bodies of shaggy scalycap (Pholiota sp.) on a log just off the Appalachian Trail in Hanover, New Hampshire. Credit: Bala Chaudhary New scientific review…
Researchers are seeking to address untested hypotheses about the origin of psychedelic compounds in fungi. Credit: University of Plymouth New research examines why some fungi…
Scientists believe it likely that the two genes, PEN1 and SYP122, paved the way for all terrestrial plant life. Researchers shed new light on how…
The more infectious form of the yeast Candida albicans is a long filament (shown on the left). MIT researchers have demonstrated that when the yeast…
Substituting 20% of meat from cattle with microbial protein — a meat alternative produced in fermentation tanks — by 2050 could halve deforestation, a new…
The findings are not a reason to fear hedgehogs, say the researchers. Credit: Pia B. Hansen Scientists have found evidence that a type of the…
The fungus Candida albicans, a type of yeast, lives in the gut microbiota and plays a role in health and gastrointestinal disease. The scanning electron…
Graphic depiction of Myco-architecture off planet: growing surface structures at destination. Credit: L. Rothschild Science fiction often imagines our future on Mars and other planets…
Fungi growing at a small scale on liquid growth medium. Credit: Jelmer Hoeksma, © Hubrecht Institute An enormous library of products derived from more than…
Researchers warn that this symbiotic relationship is threatened by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Credit: Cristiano Menezes A report published in PLOS ONE describes key…
The flavors of fermented foods are heavily shaped by the fungi that grow on them, but the evolutionary origins of those fungi aren’t well understood.…