Researchers have found key differences that explain why some species of fungi can grow successfully through tiny gaps, whereas other fungi -- typically those with faster growth rates -- cannot squeeze ...

These golden strands look as if they could be the “amber waves of grain” extolled in the song “America the Beautiful.” But they’re actually spore-producing filaments, growing from a tangle of fibers ...

Atul Agrawal, a University of Utah graduate student in mechanical engineering, describes a fungus he grows in his lab. The structural properties of Marquandomyces, a common soil mold, show promise in ...

Walking in the woods, or the garden, or your backyard this time of year, especially after the recent rain, is a prime time to look for mushrooms. They seem to be popping up everywhere, seemingly ...

What are Mycorrhizae (pronounced mi-cor-rhi-za)? Literally translated, mycorrhizae mean fungus root, and are fungi that grow in association with a plant's root system where a symbiotic relationship is ...

The fungus takes over the ant's body and begins "driving" it like you or I might a car. The ants' locomotion systems are relatively simplistic, and Cordyceps has learned over the aeons how to operate ...