Black fungus, despite its unappealing name, is a nutrient-rich edible mushroom with numerous health benefits. Scientifically known as Auricularia polytricha, it is commonly referred to as wood ear ...

In a new study published in Ecology Letters, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the ...

Black fungus also called Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that is being observed in people who are recovering or have recovered from COVID-19. COVID-19 medication leaves the immune system weak ...

The endophytic fungus also seems to alter the interactions between aphids and ants that colonize young black poplars. The ant-aphid-relationship is a mutualism, a symbiosis that benefits both the ...