Fungi are emerging as some of the most sophisticated problem solvers on the planet, despite lacking brains, nerves or anything resembling a face. From underground webs that feed forests to lab-grown ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: :: Forestry England Conservationists in England are collecting cores of soil from an ancient woodland… so they can ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Researchers in Cuyahoga County are testing an innovative, low-cost method to help city trees survive their harsh urban environment: a dose of healthy forest soil. Specifically, they ...

By Abhishyant Kidangoor All around her, scientists had their eyes set on studying flora and fauna that lived aboveground. But ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A key component to the puzzle of deep space exploration and colonization is food. Learning how to grow vegetation in space will help keep astronauts healthy, but there are some ...

Experimental drug named mandimycin kills fungi resistant to all other treatments, and could transform the fight against ...

In 1997, at age 19, Toby Kiers talked her way into the Smithsonian's renowned tropical research institute on Barro Colorado, an island in the middle of the Panama Canal. The scientists studied the ...