The term mycorrhiza is derived from the ancient Greek words mykos, meaning “fungus,” and rhiza meaning “root.” Together, the term translates to “fungus root.” Specifically, mycorrhizae are fungi that ...

If you walk through a forest and look down, you might think you're stepping on dead leaves, twigs and soil. In reality, ...

Beneath the quiet shade of towering trees, a secret world pulses with life, invisible to the casual hiker and even seasoned ...

Filaments of fungi intertwine with the tips of tree roots to form underground networks that seem to benefit both organisms: the filaments, called hyphae, break down minerals in the soil that trees ...

The fungus then uses proteases to digest nematodes that get stuck in its hyphae. A. oligospora has over 400 genes that encode proteins that control its interactions with other organisms .

In a paper published in National Science Review, a Chinese team of scientists highlights the discovery of well-preserved blue-stain fungal hyphae within a Jurassic fossil wood from northeastern ...

Some can cause fungal infections in humans, using open wounds or the lungs as an entry point to the body. And certain species produce mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins, which are both poisonous and ...

White-rot fungi have the ability to naturally break down plastic waste, providing a long-term remedy for one of the most ...

In HBO’s The Last of Us, the zombie apocalypse comes to us as a fungal pandemic.Colorful mushrooms bloom from the brains of the infected. Hyphae curl from their mouths, then spread across ...

Networks of mycelium, made up of thin, thread-like strands called hyphae, can be extraordinarily vast—in fact, the largest organism on Earth is a fungus known colloquially as the Humongous Fungus.