Mycology

Credit: West Virginia University Millipedes represent some of the earliest known terrestrial animals and are highly understudied, but two West Virginia University researchers are working to shine a light on these important…

Credit: Gabriella Selva In the wake of the 2017 North Bay fires, the golden hills of Santa Rosa, California, were unrecognizable. Smoky, seared and buried under ash, the landscape appeared desolate, save for some ghostly, blackened…

Symbiotic relationship between California oaks and mutualist fungi appears to provide a buffer for climate change "Happy families are all alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." So goes the first line of Leo Tolstoy's "Anna…

The microbial composition of art pieces can reveal interesting facts about their past and the journey they madeCredit: The authors The work of Leonardo Da Vinci is an invaluable heritage of the 15th century. From…

Feeding truffles to wallabies may sound like a madcap whim of the jet-setting elite, but it may give researchers clues to preserving remnant forest systems.Credit: Todd F Elliott Feeding truffles to wallabies may sound like a madcap…

Credit: APS The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is pleased to introduce Grow: Plant Health Exchange, an online, science-based resource for plant health management professionals and practitioners to exchange knowledge and…

Credit: Sylvain Dubey The agricultural industry relies heavily on chemical fungicides to protect crops. Many of these products have a detrimental effect on human and animal health. As a result, some of the most effective fungicides…

Six entries featuring notable explanatory and investigative reporting on the global COVID-19 pandemic are among the winners of the 2020 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Ed Yong, a staff writer for The Atlantic, won for in-depth…

Charité and Tel Aviv University launch systematic research into the causes of drug tolerance Joint press release by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Tel Aviv University. Over the next six years, research groups at Charité -…

Credit: Hoang Dinh and Patrick Suthers, Penn State Microbes and other microscopic organisms could serve as sustainable "factories" to create many types of industrial materials because they naturally convert nutrients such as sugars…

Fungus-growing Xyleborus affinis beetles have independently evolved a similar social structure to many casteless wasps and beesCredit: Peter H. Biedermann Fungus farming is a fascinating symbiosis that has evolved multiple times…

Credit: Veera Tuovinen How can new life forms that we cannot see be discovered? Using a novel method based on looking for DNA in soil samples, researchers at Uppsala University have revealed the existence of two hitherto…

Credit: James Borneman The plant pathogenic nematode Heterodera schachtii infects more than 200 different plants, including sugar beets, and causes significant economic losses. Over the past 50 years, the primary management tool in…

Credit: E. C. Wallace, K. N. D'Arcangelo, and L. M. Quesada-Ocampo Cucurbit downy mildew is a devastating disease for the United States cucurbit industry, which includes cucumbers, watermelon, squash, and pumpkin. The disease has…

Credit: M. L. Pawlowski and G. L. Hartman Introduced to the United States over 60 years ago, soybean cyst nematode (SCN) has spread broadly throughout the Midwest and eastern parts of the country. After penetrating the root tissue, SCN…

Lessons in evolution from agricultural ants in panama Imagine millions of leafcutter ants on parade through a tropical forest. Driven by a craving mysterious to humans, they suddenly stream up a towering tree trunk. How do they know exactly…

Researchers discover that bacteria that ripen cheese respond to the volatile gases produced by cheese fungiCredit: Adam Detour MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (October 16, 2020)-- Researchers at Tufts University have found that those…

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In a collaborative effort between scientists and personnel on military bases in 31 states in the continental U.S. and Puerto Rico, researchers surveyed for an infection caused by an…

The landmark special issue is a collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens, KewCredit: Plants, People, Planet 210 scientists from around the world highlight the state of the world's plants and fungi in a landmark Plants, People,…

Credit: Daohong Jiang Researchers have discovered that a fungal virus (also called a mycovirus) can convert deadly fungal pathogens into beneficial fungus in rapeseed plants. Once transformed, the fungus boosts the plant's…