The mushrooms are probably one of the many kinds of harmless fungi that live in organic matter within or underneath the lawn.

Fungi arose long before plants, shaping Earth with early soils and nutrient cycles. Their hidden legacy shows they may have ...

New research shows fungi diversified nearly a billion years ago, shaping soils and ecosystems long before plants colonized ...

The findings show that the common ancestor of the extant fungi was about 1.4 to 900 million years ago. That is far earlier ...

The fungus Piriformospora indica colonizes the roots of different plants. This can be orchids, tobacco, barley or even moss. It penetrates into the roots, but does not damage the plants. On the ...

A dangerous fungus, one so deadly to plant life it can kill them in a mere matter of days, could actually hold the secret to giving plants a much needed boost to their health and protect them from ...

“We know we’re always going to see defense and counter-defense,” said David Baulcombe, a professor of plant sciences at Cambridge University, who was not involved in the work. “But what is novel about ...

It’s a problem University of Kentucky entomologist and assistant professor Jonathan Larson knows well: fungus gnat infestations that seem to get out of control and take over homes this time of year.

If you love bananas, better buy all the bunches you can because the sweet yellow fruit you know and love might be extinct within the next five to 10 years. According to plant pathologist Ioannis ...