Researchers at a Swiss university said Thursday that they have uncovered a microscopic fungus that is able to increase the speed of rice growth by five times. In a study published by Switzerland's ...

It took many years of work to determine what these microscopic fossils actually were, however. The scientists used electron microscopes to determine that the fossils were indeed fungi by ...

A teaspoon of soil from the Amazon contains as many as 1,800 microscopic life forms, of which 400 are fungi. Largely invisible and hidden underground, the "dark matter" of life on Earth has ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...

Cells of the wood-eating fungus, Coniochaeta pulveracea, exhibit both yeast- and fungus-like type characteristics while breaking down twigs from an Acacia tree. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

According to the first big assessment of the state of the world's fungi, the fungal kingdom is vital to life on Earth. Yet, more than 90% of the estimated 3.8 million fungi in the world are ...

Investigating the composition of the soils using DNA analysis and measuring the cycle of carbon and nitrogen flowing through it, the researchers concluded that microscopic fungi found in the ...

Fungi are fascinating lifeforms that defy conventional notions of animal intelligence. They don’t have brains, yet display clear signs of decision making and communication. But just how complex ...

Fungi have a nasty reputation among humans. They can cause dangerous diseases like Cryptococcus neoformans and Candida auris among our own kind, massacre beloved fellow animals like frogs and bats ...

Termites and carpenter ants also consume the wood. Snails, slugs, and insect larvae live on the rotten wood and fungi. Microscopic bacteria digest the contents of the cells of the rotting tree. Larger ...

Microscopic colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes chronic inflammation in the inner lining of the colon, ...

Living in mouldy properties can cause respiratory illnesses, allergies and asthma, and can sometimes be fatal. In 2020, two-year-old Awaab Ishak died as a result of the mould in his home in Rochdale.