One person who contracted it died. The fungus is commonly found in soil in the Ohio River and Mississippi River valleys, and ...

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major ...

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Health officials in Tennessee are probing a histoplasmosis outbreak linked to soil exposure that has sickened 35 people and killed one. The lung infection spreads when contaminated soil is disturbed, ...

Global distribution of 3,500+ study sites used in the analysis of AM fungal spore traits across diverse biomes. Many soil microbes play a vital role in ecosystems, as they help plants access nutrients ...

A common soil fungus may offer a sustainable solution to one of the world's largest industrial waste problems while helping recover a critical ...

A native prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humifusa) on the left, thrives next to non-native horticultural varieties of succulent stonecrop species (Sedum or Phedimus). Credit: Bala Chaudhary. Green roofs ...

Aspergillus, a type of mould, is all around us—in the air, soil, food and in decaying organic matter. But if spores enter the lungs, the fungi can grow into a lumps the size of tennis balls, causing ...