A walk through a forest is a treat for the senses. Just stop and look, listen, and touch what is around you. The sunlight ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its ...

Extremely varied, depending on fungal species, they go by various generic common names like “mushrooms,” “sporophores,” ...

Golden oyster mushrooms, native to Asia, were brought to North America around the early 2000s. They’re part of an international mushroom culinary craze that has been feeding into one of the world’s ...

Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125 plants and 65 fungi. The ...

The experiment involved two species of fruit flies ( Drosophila ). The team prepared food for the larvae, with a little extra ...

Extremophile molds are invading art museums and devouring their collections. Stigma and climate change have fueled their ...

Scientists warn that human activities are “eroding nature to the point of extinction” after releasing a list of new species named in 2025. View on euronews ...

CEO Aleksandra Holmlund explains why improving biodiversity in working forests is a plausible path to scale, despite the ...

Wits scientists have identified a "microbial watchlist" of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that could cause cancer.

Innovation doesn’t always mean creating something entirely new. Some of the most remarkable breakthroughs come from observing ...