In a surprise discovery, researchers found that a type of lichen called Lepraria, long assumed to be asexual, still has the ...

various algae and (b) fungus-spores isolated from cultures of fungi forming the one component of certain lichens.

other fungi, bacteria, and terrestrial green algae. Fungi colonized land before plants (specifically embryophytes). Scientists found evidence that 720 million years ago fungi lost small tails ...

Now, we know that termites cultivate monocultures of fungi and damselfish farm algae. Humans and animals aren't the only ones farming - microbes are doing it, too, according to researchers who ...

Mars has long been a prime target when it comes to human exploration, and the secrets concealed by Martian ice just make the ...

By understanding the abilities of organisms such as algae of fungi, alternatives to widely used materials can become carbon neutral or even carbon negative. Other initiatives are researching novel ...

The International Mycological Association (IMA) has partnered with Pensoft to transition its flagship journal IMA Fungus to the ARPHA publishing platform.

While they're sometimes mistaken for moss, lichens are miniature ecosystems made up of a fungus and algae or bacteria that can make energy from sunlight, living together in one body. "Lepraria ...