Why do electrons favor one spin over another in twisted environments? A newly developed system lets us explore this quantum ...

In experiments that mimic conditions of the near future, some trees look set to thrive. With others, it's now a case of ...

Clouds are our lifelong companions. Sometimes they drift overhead as wispy filigrees. On other days, they darken the sky and dump rain on us. But for all our familiarity with these veils of water ...

Trillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses and single-celled organisms travel the globe high in the atmosphere. Scientists are ...

Nevertheless, there is little information about the role of VOCs derived from soilborne pathogenic fungi and beneficial fungi, particularly mycorrhizae, in influencing plant performance. In this ...

2008). Endophytic fungi have wide application in different fields. It has the potential to produce many bioactive compounds. The secondary metabolites produced by the endophytic fungi have the ability ...

But while scientists aren’t worried about fungi evolving to turn people into zombies, rising temperatures do pose a real risk of making fungal infections worse. About 35 of these ophiocordyceps ...

Tarun Nayar makes music with flowers, leaves, roots and mushrooms. See how he plugs into nature, and how it responds ...

Fungal genomics is a scientific discipline that concerns the genome, encompassing the entire hereditary information, of fungi. Fungal genomics can, for example, be used to study fungal evolution ...

For those who aren’t science-minded, inclined to garden or don’t enjoy hiking, the arts can be a meaningful pathway to engage ...

As the most biodiverse park in the National Park System, Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers a unique launchpad for study of research.

Soil amelioration using beneficial microorganisms, particularly arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), is essential and pragmatic. Glomalin, a type of glycoprotein produced by arbuscular mycorrhizal ...