This finding exposed a hidden carbon transfer. The fungi fed on deadwood, absorbed its carbon, and passed it to orchids. In ...

Kobe University researchers found that orchids rely on wood-decaying fungi to germinate, feeding on the carbon from rotting ...

The Kobe University team report that amongst seeds of four model orchid species they buried in various forest locations, they ...

Those toadstools, puffballs, earth-stars and other fungi springing up now can alarm gardeners. Digging them out or applying ...

Fungi that typically decay hardwood trees have been found to break down polyethylene, a plastic used in shopping bags, food wrap and bottles. Hardwood trees are notoriously resistant to decay. A small ...

Parquet power: fungus-treated wood could soon be used to create energy-generating floors. (Courtesy: Pazzo4562/CC BY-SA 4.0) Infecting wood with wood-decay fungus can boost its piezoelectric output by ...

Through a combination of lab and field experiments, researchers have developed a better understanding of the factors accounting for different wood decomposition rates among fungi. The new findings ...

One of the most basic rules for playing the game "Twenty Questions" is that all of the questions must be definitively answered by either "yes" or "no." The exchange of information allows the players ...

For the first time, scientists found a way to produce a novel material out of wood and a bioluminescent fungus. They made wood that glows bright green. Fungal researchers from Empa’s Cellulose & Wood ...

A rare fungus has been spotted in Leicestershire for the first time. The Candelabra Coral was recorded in Burrow Wood, near Copt Oak, by members of the Leicestershire Fungi Study Group on 28 September ...