Fungi perform a vital role in the biological cycle, but pose an increasing danger to human health – invasive fungal infections kill three times more people than malaria.
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New study shows parasitic Escovopsis fungus attacks the bacteria leafcutter ants use to protect themselves.
Insects aren't known for having big brains, and slime moulds and fungi don't have any. So how do they solve challenges that test the ingenuity of human transport engineers?
Mushrooms, long popular on pizza and in cooking, are getting more attention for their health benefits. Here are some reasons you might want to add them to your grocery list and not just your pizza.
Understanding the sex lives of fungi can help in finding answers about disease control.
The beetle and the fungus have devastated trees in California in the US as well as in Israel. Now they're in South Africa.
The risk of bacterial or fungal infection from potting mix is very low. Wearing gloves and washing your hands will keep it even lower.
The global mushroom industry is worth $35 billion yearly and growing. But mushrooms and other fungi play important ecological roles that scientists are still learning about – and some may be endangered.
When it comes to fighting antimicrobial resistance, most of the focus is on bacteria. But we'd be foolish to forget about fungi.
Four organisms that show nature isn't so easily categorised.
Soil is more than just dirt. It's a complex ecosystem and if it's healthy your plants will be happier.
It seems that plants use social media, too.
Many of us shirk at the thought of bacteria or fungus in our food, but without them, we wouldn't have many of our favourite foods.
How microbes are the key ingredients when it comes to concocting a gourmet menu.
Moulds and fungi have been living with us for thousands of years - you just might not think about them until they become a problem.
The world's 'drylands' – already home to 38% of the world's people – are set to dry out even more. And that could harm the soil microbes that keep soils healthy and help crops to grow.
Fungi that live inside plants can fight off nasty insect pests.
Luminous fungi have evolved pale green light to attract insects to spread their spores.
Mycologists – scientists who study fungi – estimate there are up to five million species of fungi on Earth. Of these, only about 2%, or 100,000 species, have been formally described. So where are the other…
One of most famous fungi in the world is the “zombie ant fungus”. It takes over the mind of an ant, causing it to climb up a branch and cling to the underside of a leaf before mummification. Once locked…
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Senior Research Specialist, Johns Hopkins Medicine
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Professor, infectious diseases and microbiology, Australian National University
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Senior lecturer, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Parasitology and Evolutionary Biology, University of New England
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Research scientist, CSIRO
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Research scientist, CSIRO
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Lecturer in Environmental, Forest and Wood Sciences, Bangor University
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Head of Faculty Research Degrees, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Microbial Ecology, Royal Holloway
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Professor of Microbial Ecology, Western Sydney University
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Soil Ecologist, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
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Associate professor, Head of the Dryland Ecology and Global Change Lab, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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Adjunct academic, Flinders University
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Professor of microbiology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Microbiology, Swinburne University of Technology
