Researchers have decoded the genetic blueprint of Penicillium citrinum, a common citrus mold, to uncover how nature produces cyclopentachromone -- a key building block for bioactive compounds with ...

Scientists say fungi produce electrical patterns similar to the human language, sparking interest in their underground ...

Research has been conducted by scientists to see if fungi are able to communicate with each other like humans can.

Learn how a specific type of fungus can accelerate ice formation at subzero temperatures and lead to advances in technology, such as cloud seeding. Certain types of fungi produce proteins that could, ...

Many organisms have evolved to survive in some of the Earth’s harshest conditions, tolerating freezing temperatures, crushing pressures and other extremes. In studying these organisms, scientists ...

For roughly a century, ever since Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of penicillin in 1928, fungi have proven to be a goldmine for medicines. They’ve provided treatments for a wide range of ...