Fungi are nature's recyclers and chemists, turning waste into useful products and creating an array of enzymes and compounds.

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Antonis Rokas, a fungal biologist at Vanderbilt University who was not affiliated with the study, calls the work a tour de ...

Aspergillus flavus is a toxic crop fungus that has been linked to deaths in the excavation of ancient tombs. It was recently used in a test against leukemia cells and resulted in those cells being ...

A student at WVU identified a fungus in morning glories that makes LSD-related compounds. Named Periglandula clandestina, it ...

Despite fungi's known global biogeochemistry, our knowledge regarding their contribution to ecology and biochemical cycles in the oceanic realm is rather ...

‘People have been looking for this fungus for years, and one day, I look in the right place, and there it is.’ By Laura Baisas Published Jun 3, 2025 10:38 AM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

By gathering over 500 fungal strains from seawater, sediments and seaweeds, we have created a comprehensive marine fungi culture collection. These fungi are stored at -80°C and studied at ...