The chemical process may make the metal more soluble and move it closer to the Earth’s surface.

Paleontologists find microscopic fungi in Arctic Canada that is reported to be about twice as old as the previously oldest known fossils of fungi.

Fungal researcher Christina Cuomo discusses the spread of infections plaguing hospitals across the world.

A growing branch of research on how plants use exosomes to interact with their environment is opening up a new field of plant biology.

In plants ranging from liverworts to wheat, parasitic water molds build intracellular structures analogous to the nutrient-exchanging structures of symbiotic fungi.

Scientists discover a third fungus that is widespread in lichens, but it’s not clear yet whether it’s a partner in the algal-fungal symbiosis or a bystander.

A bee researcher finds that his subjects are protected from viral infections when they dine on fungus.

Researchers study the mechanistic effects of behavioral changes caused by parasites in fruit flies.

Rather than getting a gene for its original function, a horizontal gene transfer provides the raw material for evolutionary innovation.