Ecology
Jan 31, 2024
Sonic restoration: How soundwaves appear to stimulate soil
A new study has found fungi respond to noise in soil, unlocking the potential for improved ecosystem recovery.
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Biotechnology
Jan 29, 2024
Australia's soils are notoriously poor. How scientists are working to improve them
Most things you eat grew in soil or ate plants growing in soil. We don't think much about it, but soil is essential to life.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 25, 2024
The underground network: Decoding the dynamics of plant-fungal symbiosis
The intricate dance of nature often unfolds in mysterious ways, hidden from the naked eye. At the heart of this enigmatic tango lies a vital partnership: the symbiosis between plants and a type of fungi known as arbuscular ...
Ecology
Jan 25, 2024
Fungal infections affect pine trees' ability to ward off mountain pine beetles
University of Alberta research provides new insight into how harmful fungal infections could affect the ability of lodgepole pines to defend themselves from deadly mountain pine beetle attacks.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2024
Talking tomatoes: How their communication is influenced by enemies and friends
Plants produce a range of chemicals known as volatile organic compounds that influence their interactions with the world around them. In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have investigated ...
Space Exploration
Jan 19, 2024
Monitoring microorganisms on the International Space Station
Crew members on the International Space Station have a lot of company—millions of bacteria and other microbes. The human body contains 10 times more microbes than human cells, and bacteria and fungi grow in and on just about ...
Ecology
Jan 17, 2024
Modeling framework finds fungal 'bouncers' patrol plant-microbe relationship
A new computational framework created by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers is accelerating their understanding of who's in, who's out, who's hot and who's not in the soil microbiome, where fungi often act as bodyguards ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2024
Top ten plant and fungal species named new to science in 2023
Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew together with international partners present their annual pick of the top 10 plants and fungi described as new to science in 2023.
Ecology
Jan 10, 2024
Research finds microplastics affect soil fungi depending on drought conditions
Moisture levels in the soil can impact the effects that microplastic pollution has on soil fungi, according to new research published in Environmental Microbiology.
Ecology
Jan 7, 2024
Soil fungi may help explain the global gradient in forest diversity
A paper published in Nature Communications Biology contributes to the growing appreciation for the outsize role that microbes play in everything from human digestion to crop yields: Microbes in the soil—fungi in this case—appear ...
