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Fungal biology lies at the crossroads of ecology, environmental science, and agriculture, providing vital insights into how organisms respond to global ...

Two new research studies are addressing the rising threat of fungal infections, which can be very difficult to treat. One study has examined the cell walls of fungi to look for weaknesses, while ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Zombie fungi are nothing new. For decades, scientists have ...

Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-dependent enzymes that play a pivotal role in the oxidative degradation of crystalline polysaccharides, such as cellulose, in fungi. They operate ...

Wildlife officials confirmed the presence in California of a bat-killing fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. Millions of bats in North America have died from white-nose syndrome. California bats ...

Inside the ultra-clean rooms where NASA assembles its Mars-bound spacecraft, the air is filtered, the surfaces are scrubbed ...

Inside the ruined shell of reactor 4 at Chernobyl, where gamma radiation still spikes far above normal background levels, a strange life form has quietly taken hold. Thick, dark mats of fungus cling ...