The structural properties in the mycelium of a common soil mold show promise in biomedical applications, such as hydrogels ...

There is truly so much beauty and wonder in nature if we take a few minutes in our busy schedules to appreciate it. I was looking at a tree last month when there was much more moisture, and something ...

Research led by the University of Alberta challenges the idea that carbon exchange between plants and mycorrhizal fungi operates like a market. Instead, the study supports the "Surplus C" hypothesis, ...

Termites—infamous for their ability to destroy wood—are rarely welcomed into rainforests that have been painstakingly replanted. But a new paper suggests that termite transplants may be necessary to ...

S.S.M. Soliman et al., “An endophyte constructs fungicide-containing extracellular barriers for its host plant,” Curr Biol, 25:2570-76, 2015. Taxol (paclitaxel) is a potent cell-division inhibitor and ...