The ecosystem needs our help and that of our animal friends. Jump in to read about 9 animals that are types of decomposers!

It’s commonly recognized that birds rank among the closest direct descendants of dinosaurs, but many people wonder if they ...

Fungi are tiny organisms that you can only see through a microscope. Many different types can cause a nail infection. Sometimes they live on your skin and don’t cause any trouble. But if you ...

Graphical Abstract. Overview of lignocellulose enzymatic degradation in bacteria and fungi. The left panel shows the degradation enzymes of lignocellulose. Cellulosome is composed of multiple CAZymes ...

WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cultivarium, a non-profit bioengineering firm, announced today a three-year project to develop advanced tools for life scientists studying fungi and archaea. With ...

Now, researchers have developed a building material made of mycelium—the tubular, branching filaments found in most fungi—and bacteria cells. As detailed in a study published last week in the ...

Bacterial infections kill almost 8m people a year, and most are associated with resistant bacteria. But in recent years another kind of microbe has displayed worrying levels of resistance ...

When Mary Cowser ’25 stepped through the door of her mold and mushrooms class during her first year in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, she had no idea it would mark the ...

Fungi might not have the best reputation but are essential for our survival. With many species at risk, scientists say it's up to humans to help them. https://p.dw ...

CU Boulder mycologist Alisha Quandt says there’s little reason to fear a fungi-zombie apocalypse like the one imagined in the HBO hit TV series ‘The Last of Us’ Alisha Quandt prepared herself in ...

The soil under our feet is teeming with mysterious life forms – possibly more than any other habitat on Earth. Scientists have now identified a whole new phylum of bacteria, which is abundant and ...