Latest fungi Stories
Seed banks are full of hidden fungi, and scientists love it
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Rowena Hill/The Conversation
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Some of Earth’s tiniest living things could survive on Mars
The two types of fungi you want in your fire-starting kit
Learn your sourdough starter’s funky secrets
North American bats tend to roost among the fungus that kills them
Kits to help you grow your own mushrooms
This deadly mushroom can literally shrink your brain—and it’s probably more widespread than we thought
This deadly fungal disease could use climate change to mobilize
The best wildlife photos of the year remind us that nature is amazing—and brutal
The banana as we know it is doomed
There’s a deadly fungus among us—and it’s spreading
After the dinosaurs died, lichens found a way
This probiotic is going to bat against a horrifying fungal plague
This island is many frogs’ last hope for surviving the world’s deadliest pathogen
Humans can’t manage this invasive fly—but a mind-controlling fungi might
Ancient fungi may have laid the groundwork for complex life
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Katie Field/The Conversation
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Vapes are full of flavors—and fungi
There’s a new fungal superbug, and it’s probably humanity’s fault
Megapixels: Mini frog, two frog, pumpkin frog, new frog
Earth’s most invasive species is a frog-killing fungus
Black truffles are in trouble
The weirdest things we learned this week: the best dog of all time, kindles of kittens, and mushrooms eating human corpses
Frog skin secretions offer the first ray of hope in a deadly fungal epidemic
This fungus has over 23,000 sexes and no qualms about it
There are fungi living inside your gut, and they’re probably pretty important
The world’s bananas are under attack
Parasitic plants dwell in darkness, feeding on mold and mushrooms
Genetically engineered fungus knocks out deadly mosquitoes using scorpion toxins
Ants perfected farming 30 million years ago in the desert
Now you can buy gorgeous furniture made of mushrooms
Farmers Are Using Bees To Spread Nature’s Own Pesticides
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Brooke Borel for bioGraphic
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Parasitic Fungi Can Fuse A Nematode’s Gut Into One Cell
The Next Leather Jacket Will Be Made From Mushrooms
Lichens Can Be Made Of Three Organisms, Not Just Two
Ants Have Been Farming Fungi Since The Dinosaurs Died Out
SpaceX Rocket Carries Chernobyl Fungi Into Space
Should Architecture Take Our Microbial Health Into Account?
The Bacteria On Your Scalp Could Be Key To Fighting Dandruff
How Fungus And Synthetic Biology Could Save Astronauts On Mars
Fungi Survive Mars-Like Conditions On The Space Station
Losing To Win: How Fungi Cause Trouble in Cystic Fibrosis
Culprit Identified In Mysterious Snake Disease Hitting The East Coast
Mushrooms’ Spores May Help Bring Rain To Forests
Why Does Mold Come In So Many Colors?
How It Works: Growing A Biological Drone To Explore Mars
Dinosaurs Likely Ate Fungus Linked (Distantly) To LSD
New Fungal Species Found In Salami Delightfully Named ‘Penicillium Salamii’
Mushroom-Body Drone Biodegrades Into Almost Nothing
Dandruff Fungus Found In Deep Sea Vents, Lobster Guts, And Other Random Places
Has The End Of The Banana Arrived?
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Leaves In Chernobyl Area Are Decaying Unusually Slowly
Found: Possible Antidote For Death Cap Mushroom Poisoning
Killing Fungus With Plastic Bottles
Watch An Adorable Animated Exploration Of The Microbiome
Irradiated Seeds Combat World’s Most Serious Wheat Disease
FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?
Creatures Lived On Land 2.2 Billion Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests
New Artificial Cheese Rind Can Turn Organic Material Into Safe Sealant
Largest Fungus In The World Found Under Tree in China
How Fungi Launch Spores is No Longer a Mystery
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Nicholas Money, as told to Flora Lichtman
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Book of Fungi Makes Us Want to Go Mushroom-Hunting
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Jennie Walters and Paul Adams
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Fungus-Infected Violin Beats Stradivarius in Listening Test
Rust in the Food Supply