A study on Lepraria lichens found they possess genes for sexual reproduction despite being thought entirely asexual. This ...

compared to days without thunderstorms (n = 919 days), daily asthma visits increased from 8.6 to 10 (p < 0.05), and air concentrations of fungal spores doubled (from 1,512 to 2,749/m 3), with ...

And so it followed, in the mind of Linnaeus, that since one species of plant equaled one single type of seed, it would only follow that one species of fungus should equal one type of spore. The ...

So they assumed that these lichens are asexual.” Fungus forms the ... The fruiting body’s job is to disperse spores, which are like the fungal equivalent of seeds. These spores get dispersed ...

Some contain undisclosed chemical fertilizer. Some don’t contain any spores for the beneficial fungi they’re meant to produce. Some contain spores that aren’t viable. “These fungi can do ...

Fungal genomics is a scientific discipline that concerns the genome, encompassing the entire hereditary information, of fungi. Fungal genomics can, for example, be used to study fungal evolution ...

Some natural home remedies are touted as treatments for fungal infections of the nails, also known as onychomycosis. While the preferred treatments are an oral medication called terbinafine or ...

Forestry England, responsible for managing England’s publicly owned forests, has transplanted mycorrhizal fungi from ancient woodland to a newly planted site in North Yorkshire, in the hope that ...

Plants treated with diverse species of fungi that live on roots grew larger flowers, prompting bees to visit them more often and spend more time there. “[These fungi] might not only have ...