Although fungi of the genus Piloderma are common, scientists have now discovered five previously unknown species. One of ...

This is an image of the hyphae and spores of a scarlet cup fungus (Sarcoscypha coccinea). Its fruiting body is shaped like a bowl, with the spore-producing hymenium on the top, or convex side. The ...

“If I was starting my career again, and I can see it's going to happen with the younger mycologists that work in Kew, they will be looking at a whole range of uses of fungi ... It is thought the ...

“[They’re] about as distantly related as I am from a fruit fly,” said Elya ... by the loss of a significant portion of the body. As Kasson noted, “If you were to have your abdomen ripped open by a ...

After it was given the green light by Richmond Council last year, Kew Gardens is launching the Carbon Garden. As the name ...

A fungal infection has been shown to trigger a fruit fly’s own immune system to destroy brain cells leading to signs of neurodegeneration, a new study has found. In experiments conducted by a team of ...

How do I get rid of them?" Melinda Myers: Toadstools, or mushrooms, are the fruiting body of fungi. The underground portion ...

Autumn is the best time to look for fungi, as it's when most produce their visible fruiting body. But more than 12,000 species live around the UK and plenty of them fruit in other seasons. Important: ...

An aggressive fungi takes over a wriggly caterpillar ... sprinkle with salt and drizzle sesame oil. You can eat the fruiting ...

"Our research also reveals that the NUDIX hydrolase is used as a 'weapon' by many different fungi, including ones that are responsible for causing anthracnose disease in fruit, vegetable and seed ...

In this study, we found PoMbp1 which contains an APSES domain highly can positively regulate the growth and development of P. ostreatus. In-depth research showed that PoMbp1 can promote the expression ...