A major new study reveals that soil fungi could play a significant role in the ability of forests to adapt to environmental change. Nature is rife with symbiotic relationships, some of which take ...

Sorghum crops in sub-Saharan Africa suffer heavy losses from the parasitic plant witchweed (Striga hermonthica). A new study shows how soil microbes can help protect sorghum from this pest and could ...

Liz Koziol works with the world’s largest collection of a category of soil fungus that benefits many plant species, the International Collection of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi. She and ...

A type of fungus called Aspergillus latus that's been found in soil or plants has now been identified in a hospital environment and in people for the first time. Researchers sequenced the genomes of ...

Nature is rife with symbiotic relationships, some of which take place out of sight, like the rich underground exchange of nutrients that occurs between trees and soil fungi. But what happens in the ...